Tunstall Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Croydon (Croydon).
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
At Tunstall Nursery School we celebrate diversity and recognise the unique strengths and talents within every member of our school community. We are relentless in our drive to ensure that every child reaches their own full potential.
Our School Improvement Plan for 2025/26 can be found by clicking on the following link: Our mission for Tunstall Nursery School is to provide a warm, caring and stimulating environment, which encourages values and celebrates diversity and individual excellence. We aim to make a difference to every child, regardless of any barriers to learning they may face.
We aim to instil a life-long love of learning in every member of the school community. We wish to equip all children with the skills necessary to become interesting, well-rounded individuals, who in turn will make a difference to others in their lives.
At Tunstall, we believe that each person is unique in terms of abilities, needs, culture, beliefs, attitudes, language, relationships and experience. We respect and value these and recognise that we are learners throughout our lifetime. We aim to develop competent, confident learners who achieve well. To realise this aim we work in a supportive partnership with parents/carers.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Dance
- Music
- Woodwork
- Forest School
- Letters and Sounds
- Little Wandle
- Number Sense Maths
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Stephen Lawrence AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 101705
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joseph Byrne | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saima Ahmad | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mark Gill | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Ms Hannah Rhodes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Russell Reefer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Esther McDonnell | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Beata Kaminski | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Mary Hughes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Manvinder Saberwal-Law | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Ms Jane Charman | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mr Sheraz Hussain Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Mark Gill Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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