Castleway Nursery School, Wirral
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at helping children with additional needs make excellent progress through outstanding specialist leadership and support. The outdoor learning environment, particularly the forest area, provides superb experiences that inspire a love of learning. Parents deeply trust the school and feel their children are nurtured with genuine care, with 100% saying they would recommend it to other families.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding leadership creating a skilled teaching team and excellent provision for children with additional needs
- High-quality curriculum with exceptional outdoor learning experiences including a forest area
- Children are well-behaved, safe, and secure with excellent attendance and positive relationships
- Exemplary safeguarding practices and child protection measures
- Strong partnerships with parents and the community with 100% would recommend the school
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality held back by inconsistent support from teaching assistants
- New assessment systems not yet fully embedded to inform planning consistently
- Limited technology use in learning activities and limited staff confidence with digital tools
- Some staff speech and language modelling could be improved
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - all elements are checked to ensure full compliance with requirements.
This is a good nursery school with outstanding leadership that is improving rapidly. Children starting significantly below typical levels reach age-appropriate achievements by the time they move to full-time school.
At a Glance
12.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Area Demand Pressure - Wirral
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Admissions Demand - Wirral
Places available
3,974
Applications
3,417
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.2%
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