Oakengates Nursery School
Nursery · Telford · TF2 6BT
Data updated
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 25 February 2020
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78 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
- 16.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 15.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 123348
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Good on 25 February 2020, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 78 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 62% (Telford and Wrekin 66%, England 60%) · Any other White background 12% (Telford and Wrekin 6%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 8% (Telford and Wrekin 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 6% (Telford and Wrekin 4%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Telford and Wrekin 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Telford and Wrekin 2%, England 2%) · Black African 3% (Telford and Wrekin 7%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Telford and Wrekin 2%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
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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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 76% (79%) · premises 4% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (5%) · supplies and services 9% (8%) · educational supplies 2% (2%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 5% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve -£241,267; in-year balance +£51,172
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →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
- 3 June 2025: Standards maintained
- 25 February 2020: Good
- 26 September 2017: Requires improvement
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)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 21.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 22.8% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 24.8% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 24.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 37.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 53.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 22.5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 23.5% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 17% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 18.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 11.6% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 28.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014153 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £190,000246 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £160,000–£240,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters 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
- 1an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 3an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 10an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 3an 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