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Headington Quarry Nursery School

Nursery · Oxford · OX3 8LH

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 2 July 2024

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At a glance

82 pupils

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
2–5
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
1.5% of pupils
English as additional language
27.5% of pupils
SEN support
13.2% of pupils
EHC plan
3.3% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
URN
122968

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
35
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

36% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 36% moved to another state school · 29% left the state-funded sector

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

This school£12,208
Typical nursery school£12,867

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

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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