Full-day nursery in Downham, Lewisham
Goldsmiths Community Nursery
GOLDSMITHS COMMUNITY CENTRE CASTILLON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1QD · 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 September 2016Reference EY535958Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 February 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Lewisham that publish fees charge £76–£106 a day for under-2s (7 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
GOLDSMITHS COMMUNITY CENTRE CASTILLON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1QD · More nurseries in SE6
Stations
- Grove Park22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Bellingham23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Castillon Road, Greenvale School and Boundfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whitefoot Lane Playing Fields5 min walk
- Forster Memorial Park7 min walk
- School Playing Fields8 min walk
- Downham Fields10 min walk
- Reigate Road Open Space11 min walk
- Playground4 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 Lewisham there are about 2.8 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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Goldsmiths Community Nursery is a full-day nursery at GOLDSMITHS COMMUNITY CENTRE CASTILLON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1QD, in Downham, Lewisham. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 213 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmiths Community NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Elms Daycare CatfordFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.6 miles |
| Ladybird Nursery BromleyFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Downham6
- All nurseries in Lewisham134
- All nurseries in SE628
- Nurseries near Grove Park station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Forster Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Torridon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- New Woodlands School ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Drumbeat School and ASD Service ages 4–19Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Downderry Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Sandhurst Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Good Shepherd RC School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.7 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 is Goldsmiths Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Goldsmiths Community Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Goldsmiths Community Nursery take?
Goldsmiths Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Goldsmiths Community Nursery?
Grove Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Goldsmiths Community Nursery?
You can call 020 8697 6172 and visit www.goldsmithscommunitycentre.org.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
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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 EY535958 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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