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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

Church Hill Nursery School

Local authority nursery nursery school in London (Waltham Forest).

Pupils
88
on roll
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jun 2026
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
30.5
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
1.1%
2025/26
Capacity
-
not recorded
Teacher turnover
16.7%
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

Margaret McMillan founded Low Hall Nursery School in 1929. Church Hill Nursery School opened in 1971. In 2014 the two schools joined together as the Forest Alliance of Nursery Schools (FANS for short). Our name celebrates how close we are to the glories of Epping Forest . As schools, our business is education, not profit.

We base all our decisions on the education of the children. This goes from how we assess children and report to parents, to how we manage snacks. As nursery schools, our business is early education , not Phonics tests or SATS. Read more about this on our Why is a maintained nursery school special? page .

We don't just get children school ready, we get them ready for life-long learning. Our staff are both experienced and highly-qualified . Each week they think about what the individual children need, and plan the meaningful activities which will help them learn. Each day they spend having high-quality interactions with the children.

They model concepts and extend the childrens language. This is all built around what children love: play !

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.
  • Cooking
  • Yoga
  • Forest School

Awards

4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
  • Teaching School HubRecognised award
  • Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
  • Sing UpRecognised award

Key facts

URN
103028
Type
Local authority nursery school
Phase
Nursery
Ages
2 to 5
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (3 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Abrar MalikChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Pauline FranceGovernorAppointed by LAsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Mark BrownGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Sally Davey FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Janarthanan Mills FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

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