Full-day nursery in Clapham Common, Wandsworth
Sparkies Nursery & Pre-School
St. Lukes Community Hall, 192 Ramsden Road, London, SW12 8RQ · 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 September 2022Reference 2691229Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Lukes Community Hall, 192 Ramsden Road, London, SW12 8RQ · More nurseries in SW12
Stations
- Clapham South9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Wandsworth Common13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Balham15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Ramsden Road, Bracken Avenue and Oak Lodge School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clapham Common6 min walk
- Nightingale Square7 min walk
- Wandsworth Common10 min walk
- Bandstand Beds Community Garden12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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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Sparkies Nursery & Pre-School is a full-day nursery at St. Lukes Community Hall, 192 Ramsden Road, London, SW12 8RQ, in Clapham Common, Wandsworth. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkies Nursery & Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Apples And Honey NightingaleFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Nightingales NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Little StarlingsFull-day nursery | Good | £90 | 09:15–15:30 | from 16 mo | 0.3 miles |
| Marmalade OwlSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–17:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Grove Hall Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | from 5 mo | 0.3 miles |
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
- Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Thomas's Clapham ages 4–13 0.2 miles
- Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Honeywell Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- Honeywell Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Alderbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 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 0.4 miles
- Belleville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2022 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 Sparkies Nursery & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sparkies Nursery & Pre-School Good at its inspection on 16 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sparkies Nursery & Pre-School take?
Sparkies Nursery & Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sparkies Nursery & Pre-School?
Clapham South is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 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
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2691229 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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