Sessional pre-school in East Sheen, Richmond upon Thames
Rainbow Nursery School - The Pavilion
The Pavilion, East Sheen, LONDON, SW14 8BJ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Richmond upon Thames that publish fees charge £116.76–£124 a day for under-2s (3 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Pavilion, East Sheen, LONDON, SW14 8BJ · More nurseries in SW14
Stations
- Mortlake19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Sheen Gate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Richmond Park1 min walk
- Palewell Fields and Common4 min walk
- East Sheen Common8 min walk
- Palewell Common & Fields Play Area playground8 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 Richmond upon Thames there are about 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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Rainbow Nursery School - The Pavilion is a sessional pre-school at The Pavilion, East Sheen, LONDON, SW14 8BJ, in East Sheen, Richmond upon Thames. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Rainbow Nursery Schools Ltd.
Run by Rainbow Nursery Schools Ltd (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Nursery School - The PavilionThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Sheen Montessori NurserySessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| The New Spring Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | from 20 mo | 0.4 miles |
| Busy Lizzie's MontessoriSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:45–14:30 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Kids Inc Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| Ceres Nursery Ltd, Working Mums Daycare & PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| Top of the Class Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | £118.80 | 08:00–18:00 | from 3 mo | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in East Sheen7
- All nurseries in Richmond upon Thames100
- All nurseries in SW1412
- Nurseries near Mortlake station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Tower House School ages 4–13 0.4 miles
- Sheen Mount Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Ibstock Place School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- The Alton School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- East Sheen Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Thomson House School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.8 miles
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Rainbow Nursery School - The Pavilion's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Nursery School - The Pavilion Good at its inspection on 22 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Nursery School - The Pavilion take?
Rainbow Nursery School - The Pavilion is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
Who runs Rainbow Nursery School - The Pavilion?
Rainbow Nursery School - The Pavilion is run by Rainbow Nursery Schools Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Nursery School - The Pavilion?
Mortlake is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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 EY545819 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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