Robert Owen Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in London (Greenwich).
Location
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Robert Owen Nursery School is a successful maintained nursery school in the heart of Greenwich delivering high quality education to children aged two to four years.
Inclusive and nurturing, we have been serving our richly diverse community of local children and families for many years - our school was purpose built on the current site in 2000, and evolved from the Robert Owen Nursery School established in East Greenwich (Conley Street) in 1952.
The nursery school is large and organised into mixed aged groups to maximise learning opportunities for all children. A key person system ensures that all children are included at all times. I cannot praise highly enough the care and attention given to my children at Robert Owen both in the nursery/pre school and the stay and play.
I think everyone that works there truly puts the child at the heart of what they do. There is also an impressive and varied range of activity and support on offer.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 100102
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Maggie Shields | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Nadia Dixon | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Hannah Ponting | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graham Miles | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Katherine Easter | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Phillipa Peto | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sepaphina Simmons-Bah | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Margarita Redondo | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ed Spencer | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Alice Walmsley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jane Sneddon | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jo Graham | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Ms Sarah Davis Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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