Full-day nursery in Balham, Wandsworth
The Montessori School
102 Chestnut Grove, London, SW12 8JJ · 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.
Official records
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
102 Chestnut Grove, London, SW12 8JJ · More nurseries in SW12
Stations
- Balham7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Wandsworth Common9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Clapham South13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Hildreth Street Market, Balham New Road and Balham Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Nightingale Square2 min walk
- Wandsworth Common7 min walk
- Clapham Common11 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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The Montessori School is a full-day nursery at 102 Chestnut Grove, London, SW12 8JJ, in Balham, Wandsworth. It is registered for 51 children. It opens 08:00–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Montessori School Limited.
Run by The Montessori School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Montessori SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Balham10
- All nurseries in Wandsworth145
- All nurseries in SW1221
- Nurseries near Balham station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 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 under 0.1 miles
- Hornsby House School ages 4–11 0.2 miles
- Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Alderbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Ravenstone Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Eveline Day School ages 2–11has a nursery class 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 are The Montessori School's opening hours?
The Montessori School opens 08:00–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is The Montessori School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Montessori School Outstanding at its inspection on 10 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Montessori School take?
The Montessori School is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs The Montessori School?
The Montessori School is run by The Montessori School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Montessori School?
Balham is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Montessori School?
You can call 020 8673 8037 and visit www.themontessorischool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 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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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY370786 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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