Full-day nursery in Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea
Marlborough Day Care
Marlborough Primary School, Draycott Avenue, London, SW3 3AP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Marlborough Primary School, Draycott Avenue, London, SW3 3AP · More nurseries in SW3
Stations
- Sloane Square9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- South KensingtonNo step-free access11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Knightsbridge17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Marlborough Primary School, Draycott Place and Walpole Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Luke's Gardens5 min walk
- Royal Avenue6 min walk
- Dovehouse Green10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- St Luke's Chuch PLayground6 min walk
- Playground11 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 Kensington and Chelsea there are about 2.1 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.
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Marlborough Day Care is a full-day nursery at Marlborough Primary School, Draycott Avenue, London, SW3 3AP, in Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea. It is registered for 27 children. Its Ofsted report card (April 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met. It is run by Colville and Marlborough Federation.
Run by Colville and Marlborough Federation (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough Day CareThis nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Brompton2
- All nurseries in Kensington and Chelsea63
- All nurseries in SW34
- Nurseries near South Kensington station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Marlborough Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- Knightsbridge School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Hill House School ages 4–13 0.4 miles
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Garden House School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Eaton House School ages 2–8has a nursery class 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 is Marlborough Day Care's Ofsted rating?
Marlborough Day Care was inspected on 13 April 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Marlborough Day Care take?
Marlborough Day Care is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
Who runs Marlborough Day Care?
Marlborough Day Care is run by Colville and Marlborough Federation, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Marlborough Day Care?
South Kensington is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2781714 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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