Full-day nursery in Clapham Common, Wandsworth
Nightingales Nursery
St. Francis Xavier College, Malwood Road, Wandsworth, SW12 8EN · 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 October 1994Reference 123175Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Francis Xavier College, Malwood Road, Wandsworth, SW12 8EN · More nurseries in SW12
Stations
- Clapham South2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Balham16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Wandsworth Common18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Clapham South Station, Cathles Road and Thurleigh Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clapham Common2 min walk
- Bandstand Beds Community Garden8 min walk
- Nightingale Square9 min walk
- Agnes Riley Gardens12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Wandsworth there are about 2.4 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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Nightingales Nursery is a full-day nursery at St. Francis Xavier College, Malwood Road, Wandsworth, SW12 8EN, in Clapham Common, Wandsworth. It is registered for 20 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 17 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nightingales NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 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 Clapham Common6
- All nurseries in Wandsworth145
- All nurseries in SW1221
- Nurseries near Clapham South station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Alderbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- Bonneville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Balham Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Thomas's Clapham ages 4–13 0.5 miles
- Henry Cavendish Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Hornsby House School ages 4–11 0.6 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 Nightingales Nursery's opening hours?
Nightingales Nursery opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Nightingales Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nightingales Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nightingales Nursery take?
Nightingales Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Nightingales Nursery?
Clapham South is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Nightingales Nursery?
You can call 020 8772 6056 and visit www.nightingalesnursery.com.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 123175 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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