The Castle Nursery School
Nursery · Wakefield · WF1 5NU
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 14 September 2023
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108 pupils
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 35.5% of pupils
- SEN support
- 9.3% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 8.4% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.crigglestonecastle.co.uk
- URN
- 132014
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
50% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 25% moved to another state school · 25% 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
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
- 14 September 2023: School remains Good
- 10 May 2018: School remains Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.
Nearby schools
- Sandal Magna Community Academy
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
- Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Trinity Academy Cathedral
- CAPA College
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School