Full-day nursery in Charlton, Greenwich
Rimu Music Day Nursery
Elsie Marshall Memorial Hall, 1 Vicarage Avenue, Blackheath, SE3 7JW · 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 Greenwich that publish fees charge £60–£112 a day for under-2s (6 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Elsie Marshall Memorial Hall, 1 Vicarage Avenue, Blackheath, SE3 7JW · More nurseries in SE3
Stations
- Westcombe Park14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Blackheath21 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Maze Hill21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Stratheden Parade, Stratheden Road and Vanbrugh Park / Stratheden Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Batley Park3 min walk
- Blackheath8 min walk
- The Woodlands Dell9 min walk
- Hervey Road Playing Field9 min walk
- Greenwich Park12 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 Greenwich there are about 3.1 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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Rimu Music Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Elsie Marshall Memorial Hall, 1 Vicarage Avenue, Blackheath, SE3 7JW, in Charlton, Greenwich. It is registered for 23 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by RIMU Music Education Services Limited.
Run by RIMU Music Education Services Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rimu Music Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| RIMU NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Orchard House NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–18:15 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Bopeeps Preschool BlackheathSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Blackheath Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, CharltonFull-day nursery | Good | £97.50 | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| The Woodland NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | £76.57 | 09:00–15:30 | 2–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Charlton9
- All nurseries in Greenwich126
- All nurseries in SE322
- Nurseries near Westcombe Park station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Pointer School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Invicta Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Blackheath High School GDST ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Greenwich Waldorf School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Sherington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Blackheath Prep ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 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 Rimu Music Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rimu Music Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rimu Music Day Nursery take?
Rimu Music Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 23 children at any one time.
Who runs Rimu Music Day Nursery?
Rimu Music Day Nursery is run by RIMU Music Education Services Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rimu Music Day Nursery?
Westcombe Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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 2510369 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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