Full-day nursery in Clapham Park, Lambeth
South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery
Lambeth College: Clapham Centre, 45 Clapham Common South Side, London, SW4 9BL · 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.
Latest report published 20 December 2024. Ofsted inspected again after the inspection shown above; we'll add the new results when we next update our records.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
Thanks. We count every request and show the nursery how many parents are asking.
Nurseries in Lambeth that publish fees charge £85–£130 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lambeth College: Clapham Centre, 45 Clapham Common South Side, London, SW4 9BL · More nurseries in SW4
Stations
- Clapham Common7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Clapham South12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Clapham High Street16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Elms Road / Windmill on the Common, Clapham Common Station and Long Road / Clapham Common.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clapham Common2 min walk
- Holy Trinity Churchyard6 min walk
- Bandstand Beds Community Garden8 min walk
- Grafton Square10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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 Lambeth 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
Reviews on Toddly
Be the first parent to review South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery
Reviews come from parents who sign in, and a person reads each one before it goes live. How reviews work
Write a reviewAbout South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery
South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery is a full-day nursery at Lambeth College: Clapham Centre, 45 Clapham Common South Side, London, SW4 9BL, in Clapham Park, Lambeth. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Clapham Park Montessori and Infant CommunityFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Blooming Years Nursery SchoolsFull-day nursery | Good | £115 | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Bright Horizons Clapham Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| The Willow NurserySessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:15–15:00 | 1–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Linden Tree Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:30 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Linden Tree Nursery SchoolsFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | £133 | 08:00–18:30 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Clapham Park3
- All nurseries in Lambeth112
- All nurseries in SW415
- Nurseries near Clapham Common station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Bonneville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Clapham Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Macaulay Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Eaton House the Manor School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Iqra Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Belleville Wix Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Glenbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
Got a question? Ask and get an answer straight away.
What is South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 25 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
What is the nearest station to South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery?
Clapham Common is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
Tools for parents in Lambeth
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
- Funded hours checkerWhich schemes you qualify for
- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in LambethFees by age in Lambeth
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
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 144680 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
Is this your nursery? Claim it free to correct details, add photos and answer parents' questions.
Claim it free