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Abbey Green Nursery School, Bradford

Outstanding
Nursery
Local authority nursery school
Mixed
Ages 2–4

Abbey Green Nursery School is a nursery school for pupils aged 2 to 4 in Bradford. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2023.

Ofsted
Outstanding (2023)
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Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Abbey Green Nursery School in detail

Who goes there

29.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 41.2% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (81%), Mixed (6%) and Black (5%).

In 2026, 19 pupils (19.6%) received SEN support and 16 (16.5%) had an education, health and care plan. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Abbey Green Nursery School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bradford Forster Square Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Picton Street (at), 140 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Abbey Green Nursery School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1210 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.

Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Virginia Robinson
Pupils:97
LA:Bradford
Phone:01274722070
Address:Green Lane, Manningham, Bradford, BD8 8HT
Federation:Manningham Community Nursery Schools Federation
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Inspected 13 December 2023View full report
URN:107188
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bradford West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its December 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

At a Glance

29.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: SpLD, Vision, Other +9

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby nursery schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Picton Street (at)
141m · 2 min walk
Bowland Street (opp)
232m · 4 min walk
White Abbey Road Top
244m · 4 min walk
Wood Street (at)
281m · 5 min walk
Gracechurch St Top (opp)
333m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
82
Fatal
0
Serious
22
Children hurt
20

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 82 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 22 serious and 60 slight.

20 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 14 in a vehicle or otherwise.

21 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Bradford

Low pressure
New homes approved:4,097
Projected new pupils:737

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bradford

Across Bradford council

Low demand council-wide1.02 applications per place

Places available

7,308

Applications

7,489

Got 1st preference

78.1%

Got preferred school

94.4%

All secondary applications across Bradford council (2026/27), not just this school.

Inspection History(7)

13 December 2023
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
18 October 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

12 July 2017

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

19

SEN Support

16

EHC Plans

36.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Abbey Green Nursery School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication21
Physical Disability12
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Social, Emotional & Mental Health1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
4.1%
Asian
81.4%
Black
5.2%
Mixed
6.1%
Other
2.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals29.9%
English as Additional Language41.2%

97

Total Pupils

55

Boys

42

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

6

Teachers

16.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,081

Mean salary

2026 data

Questions parents ask about Abbey Green Nursery School

What is Abbey Green Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Abbey Green Nursery School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2014 it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Abbey Green Nursery School?

No fixed boundary. When Abbey Green Nursery School is oversubscribed, Bradford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How many pupils go to Abbey Green Nursery School?

Abbey Green Nursery School has around 97 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Abbey Green Nursery School have specialist SEN provision?

Abbey Green Nursery School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

How do I apply to Abbey Green Nursery School?

Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming Abbey Green Nursery School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

How many road collisions happen near Abbey Green Nursery School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 82 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 22 serious and 60 slight. 20 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 14 in a vehicle or otherwise. 21 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Abbey Green Nursery School?

Abbey Green Nursery School is at Green Lane, Manningham, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 8HT.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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