Sessional pre-school in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea
The Acorn Nursery School
St. Johns Church, Lansdowne Crescent, LONDON, W11 2NN · 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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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Johns Church, Lansdowne Crescent, LONDON, W11 2NN · More nurseries in W11
Stations
- Holland Park5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Notting Hill Gate11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Ladbroke Grove14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Ladbroke Square Gardens, Holland Park Station and Holland Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Avondale Park6 min walk
- Holland Park8 min walk
- Colville Square Gardens9 min walk
- Powis Square10 min walk
- Norland North Open Space11 min walk
- Playground7 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 Kensington and Chelsea there are about 2.1 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.
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The Acorn Nursery School is a sessional pre-school at St. Johns Church, Lansdowne Crescent, LONDON, W11 2NN, in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Notting Hill Preparatory School Limited.
Run by Notting Hill Preparatory School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Acorn Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Acorn Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | from 2 yrs | under 0.1 miles |
| Bright Horizons Holland Park Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.1 miles |
| Pippa Pop-ins (Holland Park)Sessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Miss Delaney'sSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | from 18 mo | 0.2 miles |
| Ark Start St ClementFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:00 | from 9 mo | 0.2 miles |
| The Square Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:45–16:15 | 2–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Notting Hill16
- All nurseries in Kensington and Chelsea63
- All nurseries in W1117
- Nurseries near Holland Park station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Stewart Bilingual School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Clement and St James CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Avondale Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Colville Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Southbank International School Kensington ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- SIAL ages 2–14has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Norland Place School ages 4–11 0.4 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 The Acorn Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Acorn Nursery School Good at its inspection on 19 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Acorn Nursery School take?
The Acorn Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs The Acorn Nursery School?
The Acorn Nursery School is run by Notting Hill Preparatory School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Acorn Nursery School?
Holland Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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.
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