Full-day nursery in Barnsbury, Islington
Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services
Robert Blair Primary School, Brewery Road, LONDON, N7 9QJ · 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 Islington that publish fees charge £77–£180 a day for under-2s (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Robert Blair Primary School, Brewery Road, LONDON, N7 9QJ · More nurseries in N7
Stations
- Caledonian Road & BarnsburyStep-free access5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Caledonian RoadStep-free access6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Holloway Road15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including H M Prison Pentonville, Market Road Gardens and Caledonian Road / Market Road Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Market Road Garden2 min walk
- Caledonian Park3 min walk
- Bingfield Park9 min walk
- Thornhill Square9 min walk
- Paradise Park9 min walk
- The Hayward playground1 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 Islington there are about 2.6 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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Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services is a full-day nursery at Robert Blair Primary School, Brewery Road, LONDON, N7 9QJ, in Barnsbury, Islington. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School ServicesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| St. Andrew's MontessoriSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:45–15:00 | from 2 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Goodinge Early Years CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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- All nurseries in Barnsbury4
- All nurseries in Islington79
- All nurseries in N718
- Nurseries near Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Robert Blair School and Children's Centre Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Bridge School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- Brecknock Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Hungerford School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- St Mary Magdalene Academy All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Thornhill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.5 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 Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services Good at its inspection on 6 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services take?
Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services?
Caledonian Road & Barnsbury 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
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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 EY333836 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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