Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 18:00
Cavendish Lodge Nursery School
Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.9(28 parent reviews)
·52 Lewin Road, London, SW16 6JT · Lambeth
Number of places
83 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Lambeth
About this day nursery
Cavendish Lodge Nursery School, established in 2007, is a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years, located in London, SW16 6JT. Ofsted rated the nursery "Good" following its latest inspection on 18th February 2026.
The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and is open all year round. The curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
Leaders at Cavendish Lodge Nursery School have cultivated a highly inclusive environment where children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are identified early and receive effective support, demonstrating robust progress from their individual starting points. This support is further enhanced by external professionals, such as speech and language therapists, and includes tailored strategies like visual timetables.
Physical development is a key focus, with daily outdoor activities such as climbing, balancing, and bike riding designed to build strength and coordination. Children also learn about the natural world through hands-on experiences like growing fruits and vegetables, and are encouraged to engage in creative and messy play outdoors.
The nursery also provides an inclusive approach for children learning English as an additional language, adapting teaching methods to ensure they make secure progress. The nursery fosters a nurturing atmosphere where children develop strong attachments with practitioners, ensuring they feel happy, settled, and confident.
What it's like
Children arrive happy, settled and confident in this nurturing environment, forming strong attachments with practitioners. They engage in a rich range of experiences, including outdoor and creative play, developing strong communication and social skills. Children with SEND make strong progress due to well-targeted, individual support and close partnership working with parents and external professionals.
Highly inclusive cultureRobust SEND supportStrong parental partnershipsRich learning experiencesEffective EYFS curriculumPositive progress
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Request pricing →Key facts
Age range
6 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2007
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Feb 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Cavendish Lodge Nursery School
Last inspected 18 February 2026 · Claudia Castano
What it's like to attend
Children arrive happy, settled and confident in this nurturing environment, forming strong attachments with practitioners. They engage in a rich range of experiences, including outdoor and creative play, developing strong communication and social skills. Children with SEND make strong progress due to well-targeted, individual support and close partnership working with parents and external professionals.
Inspector highlights
- Children make positive progress, with their learning needs identified early to strengthen vocabulary, listening, and attention skills.
- Leaders have established a highly inclusive culture where children with SEND are identified early and supported effectively, making robust progress.
- Children's care and wellbeing are prioritised, with secure attachments promoted through a key-person system and responsive care routines.
- The curriculum is broad, well-sequenced, and regularly reviewed to ensure purposeful learning experiences, with physical development promoted through daily outdoor activities.
- Leaders demonstrate a clear and ambitious vision for the nursery, with high expectations for learning and wellbeing, and inclusion as a strength.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should identify where less-experienced practitioners need training and support for them to be able to facilitate higher quality interactions with children and extend the quality of teaching consistently during play outdoors.
Inspection #10138085 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders have established a highly inclusive culture where children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are identified early and supported effectively, making robust progress from their individual starting points. Targeted support is informed by external professionals, such as speech and language therapists, and includes strategies like visual timetables and tailored communication interventions.
Outdoor space
Physical development is promoted through daily outdoor experiences like climbing, balancing, and bike riding, which help children develop strength and coordination. Children also learn about the natural world through activities such as growing fruit and vegetables, and confidently explore outdoor areas for creative and messy play.
EAL / language support
The nursery provides an inclusive approach for children with English as an additional language, ensuring secure progress through adapted teaching methods.
Parent Reviews of Cavendish Lodge Nursery School
4.9
(28)
Alice and Luke
7 months ago
I would highly recommend Cavendish Lodge to anyone looking for a nursery in this area. Our son has been at Cavendish Lodge for a year now, and we couldn’t be happier! The staff are all incredibly caring, attentive, and genuinely dedicated to each child’s well-being and development. The atmosphere is warm and nurturing, and it’s clear how much love and effort goes into everything they do. We’ve seen our son grow in confidence and happiness thanks to the amazing team. We are moving house in a few weeks time, and we are so sad that our son will have to leave Cavendish - I know we will struggle to find a nursery as great as this one!
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Ben Duggan
2 months ago
The best nursery! Such a positive experience of the Robins room (we only left because we moved out of London). Jamie was such an amazing key worker for our son. We will forever hold such fond memories of this place.
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Joe Mifsud
7 months ago
Cavendish lodge is by far the best nursery in the area. Our son was in Dove house for 2 years and he loved every minute of it. The attention to detail all the staff put into each day is amazing. The staff are kind and welcoming. The outdoor space is incredible. The indoor spaces are well thought out and clean. The food is fantastic and all made on site. The support staff are brilliant and all the communication from start to finish with the nursery was excellent. We can't recommend Cavendish Lodge highly enough. A truly incredible place. Thank you Dove House crew for a brilliant 2 years.
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Abigail Pike
8 months ago
Cavendish Lodge really was worth every penny. In all my son's time there (he started at 11 months and is now 4.6 years), I've never had doubts about the quality of care provided- it is second to none. Every single person who we've dealt with has been so caring and nurturing to my son (and now my daughter). They hire the best of the best and very rarely do you have staff leaving beyond internal promotions, which tells you what a fantastic place it is to work. I have no doubt they prioritise the staff wellbeing as well as the children which makes for such a lovely environment where everyone seems happy. I'm glad I have my daughter going through the nursery now as it will be with a heavy heart that we eventually say goodbye. Cavendish have prepared my son for school to such an advanced level and have instilled a love of learning through play. He's obsessed with reading/writing/drawing/learning new things and know a lot of that has come from nursery. My kids always come out smiling and there have been so few tears at drop off, a testament to how great a job they're doing indoors. Thank you for giving my boy (and now our daughter) the best start in life.
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yanique townsend
6 months ago
Cavendish lodge nursery is a good nursery the staff look after the children very well across each room baby room, toddler and pre-school and staff and management care about the children well being that they in a good happy environment coming to nursery and learning with a smile on their face.
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Inspection history
Date: May 2007
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- July 2020Good
- April 2016Outstanding
- September 2011Outstanding
- May 2007Outstanding
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