Woodfield Nursery School
Nursery · Nelson · BB9 5BE
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.
Inspected 8 January 2020
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119 pupils
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 61.3% of pupils
- SEN support
- 18% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.woodfield.lancs.sch.uk
- URN
- 119088
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 29 April 2025: Standards maintained
- 8 January 2020: Good
- 8 February 2018: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.
Nearby schools
- Pendle Primary Academy
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Reedley Primary School
- Marsden Heights Community College
- Casterton Primary Academy
- Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
- St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy