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Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School

Nursery · Widnes · WA8 0BS

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 July 2025

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At a glance

62 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
2–4
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
8.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.warringtonroadnurseryschool.co.uk
URN
110959

In figures

At its inspection on 15 July 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. It had 62 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 79% (Halton 88%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Halton 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Halton 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 5% (Halton 3%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Halton 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Halton 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Halton 1%, England 1%)

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

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.3
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

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,855; 50% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,652
Typical nursery school£13,398

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 82% (79%) · premises 7% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (5%) · supplies and services 8% (8%) · educational supplies 3% (2%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 0% (0%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £99,042; in-year balance +£25,514

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher19.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work17.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways24.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier51.6%62.3%
Social housing27.7%17.1%
Privately rented20.7%20.5%
Detached houses1.8%22.9%
Flats21.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms3.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van31.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01012412 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£145,000320 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£113,500–£185,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (14)£237,500
Semi-detached (90)£187,500
Terraced (208)£125,000
Flat (8)£85,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an 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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