Cambridge Nursery School, Liverpool

Nursery
Local authority nursery school
Mixed
Ages 24

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Joy Snowdon
Pupils:74
LA:Sefton
Phone:01512825467
Address:Cambridge Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 9LQ
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Expected Standard
Behaviour
Expected Standard
Personal Development
Strong Standard
Leadership
Expected Standard
Inspected 2 June 2026View full report
URN:104847
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bootle
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Cambridge Nursery School excels at making every child feel they belong, particularly those facing challenges in their lives. Staff are caring and skilled, providing gentle guidance to help children become confident, curious learners. The school carefully supports children's emotional wellbeing from age 2 onwards, ensuring they feel valued and ready to learn.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional support for children with special educational needs and those facing difficulties - staff tailor their approach to help every child succeed
  • Strong safeguarding culture where everyone takes responsibility for keeping children safe
  • Excellent staff support for children's emotions and personal development, including specialized techniques like using puppets
  • Well-planned curriculum that builds essential skills in communication, language, mathematics and social development
  • Impressive positive behavior throughout the school - children are calm, kind and cooperative

Areas for Improvement

  • Some staff could develop back-and-forth conversations with children more consistently to extend their learning
  • Building children's individual talents and interests could be more developed
  • Attendance tracking for different groups of children needs to be more detailed to identify specific patterns

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and acted upon, keeping children safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Farm animal visits, story book voting activities

Cambridge Nursery School is a strong early years setting that prioritizes inclusion and safeguarding. Leaders have recently improved the school's work, creating a welcoming environment where all children, including those with special needs and challenges in their lives, can thrive.

At a Glance

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Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Train Stations

Kirkdale Rail Station (Entrance)
560m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

Hawthorne Road (adj)
146m · 2 min walk
Worcester Road (opp)
192m · 3 min walk
Balliol Road East (adj)
198m · 3 min walk
Southport Road (adj)
215m · 3 min walk
Wadham Road (adj)
222m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool

Low pressure
New homes approved:8,038
Projected new pupils:1,447

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool

Admissions Demand - Sefton

Low demand0.89x oversubscription

Places available

3,299

Applications

2,940

Got 1st preference

85.0%

Got preferred school

95.8%

Secondary admissions across Sefton (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

2 June 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
19 October 2021
6 July 2016

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