Full-day nursery in Camden Town, Camden
Agar Nursery
Agar Childrens Centre, Wrotham Road, LONDON, NW1 9SU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2008Reference EY384715Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 March 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Camden that publish fees charge £76.80–£108 a day for under-2s (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–17:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Agar Childrens Centre, Wrotham Road, LONDON, NW1 9SU · More nurseries in NW1
Stations
- Camden RoadStep-free access8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Camden Town Station / Bayham Street11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Camden TownNo step-free access12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Agar Grove Estate, Murray Street and St Pancras Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Elm Village Open Space2 min walk
- Camden Square Gardens5 min walk
- Rochester Terrace Gardens8 min walk
- St. Martin's Gardens8 min walk
- Cantelowes Gardens8 min walk
- Verwood Gardens Play Area playground1 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Camden there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Agar Nursery is a full-day nursery at Agar Childrens Centre, Wrotham Road, LONDON, NW1 9SU, in Camden Town, Camden. It is registered for 66 children. It opens 09:00–17:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 15 reviews (November 2026). It is run by London Borough of Camden.
Run by London Borough of Camden (local council), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agar NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–17:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Kings Cross Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Hawley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Richard Cobden Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Brecknock Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- The Bridge School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Agar Nursery's opening hours?
Agar Nursery opens 09:00–17:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Agar Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Agar Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Agar Nursery take?
Agar Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Agar Nursery?
Agar Nursery is run by London Borough of Camden, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Agar Nursery?
Camden Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Agar Nursery?
You can call 020 7974 4789.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY384715 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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