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Crossens Nursery School

Nursery · Southport · PR9 8PA

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 May 2024

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At a glance

73 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
2–5
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.crossensnursery.co.uk
URN
104845

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 8 May 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 73 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (Sefton 86%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Sefton 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Sefton 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Sefton 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 1% (Sefton 3%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£13,027
Typical nursery school£13,398

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 84% (79%) · premises 5% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 2% (5%) · supplies and services 9% (8%) · educational supplies 2% (2%) · bought-in professional services 7% (3%) · catering 0% (0%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £101,528; in-year balance +£38,434

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.8%62.3%
Social housing1.2%17.1%
Privately rented12%20.5%
Detached houses17%22.9%
Flats14.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007032 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£240,000532 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£193,500–£290,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (124)£305,000
Semi-detached (312)£235,000
Terraced (40)£193,000
Flat (56)£81,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
20an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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