Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School, Widnes
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School is a nursery school for pupils aged 2 to 4 in Widnes. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2025 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School in detail
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 9:00am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Who goes there
0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 9.7% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (13%).
In 2026, 7 pupils (11.3%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Widnes Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Frank Street, 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This nursery is a warm, caring environment where children feel secure and develop good habits from an early age. Children particularly benefit from excellent support for learning and reading, with regular library visits and story sessions. The school has strong safeguarding and provides particularly good support for children with additional needs, ensuring they are fully included in all aspects of school life.
Key Strengths
- Children are happy, settled and show strong positive behaviour and attitudes to learning
- Excellent support for children with special needs, ensuring they are fully included in school life
- Staff foster a genuine love of reading with well-chosen books and regular library visits
- Children develop independence and self-care skills from an early age
- Strong safeguarding arrangements in place
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum design is underdeveloped - staff lack clear guidance on what children should learn and in what order
- Curriculum is not delivered consistently across different areas of learning
- Methods for checking children's progress across the curriculum are weak and not used consistently to identify learning gaps
- School does not effectively evaluate how well the curriculum is being taught
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with strong procedures in place to keep children safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Forest trips, farm visits, library sessions, visits from firefighters and police officers, story venue visits
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road is a caring nursery where children are happy and show good behaviour, but the quality of education requires improvement due to weaknesses in curriculum design and implementation.
At a Glance
0.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 4 nearby nursery schools
Keep up with Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School is in Halton; for families living there:
Apply to Halton for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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 Halton is 9.5 (the median across 70 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Widnes
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Widnes
Across Halton council
Places available
1,690
Applications
1,471
Got 1st preference
96.2%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All secondary applications across Halton council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(8)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Outstanding, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
7
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
11.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
62
Total Pupils
38
Boys
24
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
15.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,855
Mean salary
2026 data
Questions parents ask about Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
What is Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School is oversubscribed, Halton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How many pupils go to Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School?
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School has around 62 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School?
Apply through Halton's coordinated admissions process, naming Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road 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 Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 Halton is 9.5 (the median across 70 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School?
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School is at Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 0BS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)