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School · NurseryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Dorothy Gardner Nursery School

Local authority nursery nursery school in London (Westminster).

Pupils
71
on roll
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jun 2026
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
25.8
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
57.7%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
47.9%
2025/26
Capacity
-
not recorded
Teacher turnover
100.0%
2024/25

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Dorothy Gardner Nursery School is a nursery school located in London, Westminster. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 5 and currently has 70 pupils on roll. The school is led by Mr Ben Commins.

Key facts

URN
101105
Type
Local authority nursery school
Phase
Nursery
Ages
2 to 5
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Westminster
Constituency
Queen's Park and Maida Vale
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (12 current, 7 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Chris PearsonChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Carol Foyle FormerChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Mohamed Walid LehmerGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Jayne VertkinGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Loraine HancockGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Sarah BonettiGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Aaron RathwellGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Ernestine FiertzGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Helen CookeGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Daniel FreedmanGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2031
Ms Altaf KassamGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Christine BlewettGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Ben ComminsGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Christopher Pearson FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Ms Jessica Ellis FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · term ended 2025
Ms Sinika Fisher-Bruno FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · term ended 2025
Kimberley Durrance FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2025
Mrs Catherine Cantwell FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2025
Mr Jason Williams FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2025

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record