Full-day nursery in Lambeth
St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery
Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, c/o St Thomas Hospital Day Nursery, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EH · 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 October 2003Reference EY268854Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places102 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 April 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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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
Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, c/o St Thomas Hospital Day Nursery, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EH · More nurseries in SE1
Stations
- Lambeth North7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- WestminsterStep-free access11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Waterloo12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including St Thomas' Hospital / Evelina London, St Thomas' Hospital and Pratt Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Archbishop's Park2 min walk
- St Mary's Gardens6 min walk
- Victoria Tower Gardens6 min walk
- Old Paradise Gardens7 min walk
- College Green8 min walk
- Playground3 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.
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St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, c/o St Thomas Hospital Day Nursery, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EH, in Lambeth. It is registered for 102 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.
Run by Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Lambeth7
- All nurseries in Lambeth112
- All nurseries in SE115
- Nurseries near Lambeth North station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Evelina Hospital School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Walnut Tree Walk Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Oasis Academy South Bank Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- St Matthew's School, Westminster Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- St Jude's Church of England 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.
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What is St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery take?
St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 102 children at any one time.
Who runs St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery?
St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery is run by Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery?
Lambeth North is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
Tools for parents in Lambeth
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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 EY268854 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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