Sessional pre-school in Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea
Marmalade Duck
23 Addison Road, London, W14 8LH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
23 Addison Road, London, W14 8LH · More nurseries in W14
Stations
- Kensington (Olympia)5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Holland Park14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- High Street KensingtonNo step-free access15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including St Barnabas Church, Holland Gardens and Holland Rd / Kensington Olympia Stn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Holland Park3 min walk
- Marcus Garvey Park8 min walk
- Adventure Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Russell Road Playground6 min walk
- nature play garden playground7 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.
What parents say
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Marmalade Duck is a sessional pre-school at 23 Addison Road, London, W14 8LH, in Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Marmalade Schools Limited.
Run by Marmalade Schools Limited (school), which runs 6 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmalade DuckThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Holland Park Pre-Prep and NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Holland Park Pre-Prep and NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | £95 | 08:15–18:15 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.1 miles |
| Holland Park Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Little Shells at St JamesFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | from 9 mo | 0.4 miles |
| Montessori at Brook GreenSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 09:00–14:45 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Bo Peep NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Kensington12
- All nurseries in Kensington and Chelsea63
- All nurseries in W1412
- Nurseries near Kensington station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kensington Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- St James Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- SIAL ages 2–14has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Norland Place School ages 4–11 0.5 miles
- Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Addison Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 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 is Marmalade Duck's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Marmalade Duck Outstanding at its inspection on 7 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Marmalade Duck take?
Marmalade Duck is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Marmalade Duck?
Marmalade Duck is run by Marmalade Schools Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Marmalade Duck?
Kensington (Olympia) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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 2702403 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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