Barking Riverside Nursery School
Day nursery in Barking, IG11. Part of the Barking and Dagenham council area.
Riverside Campus, Renwick Road, Barking, IG11 0FU
Run by The London Early Years Foundation What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 8 April 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Barking Riverside Nursery School sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Outer London, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £171 | £543 |
| 2 years old | £173 | £547 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £158 | £501 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Barking Riverside Nursery School against Barking
| Barking Riverside Nursery School | Barking average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 32 | 54 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 82% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Chestnut@Gascoigne Outstanding, 89 places, IG11 7HQ
- Barking Riverside Explorers Expected standard in all 6, 26 places, IG11 0AN
- Royal Gate Kids Nursery Good, 32 places, IG11 9XQ
Barking Riverside Nursery School is run by The London Early Years Foundation, which has 43 nurseries in England and 14 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Barking.
Questions parents ask about Barking Riverside Nursery School
- What Ofsted grade does Barking Riverside Nursery School have?
- Barking Riverside Nursery School was rated Good at its inspection on 8 April 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Barking Riverside Nursery School take?
- Ofsted registers Barking Riverside Nursery School for 32 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Barking has 54.
- How much does Barking Riverside Nursery School cost?
- Barking Riverside Nursery School sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Outer London charges £217 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Barking Riverside Nursery School offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Barking Riverside Nursery School how it offers them.
- When was Barking Riverside Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Barking Riverside Nursery School on 8 April 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Barking Riverside Nursery School part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Barking Riverside Nursery School is one of 43 day nurseries in England run by The London Early Years Foundation.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.