Hirst Wood Nursery School, Shipley
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hirst Wood excels at creating an inclusive, stimulating environment where all children thrive. Staff provide excellent support to children with additional needs, ensuring they are fully welcomed and included. The school uses outdoor learning brilliantly to develop all areas of children's learning, and children develop a particular love of books and confidence in expressing their creativity.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and safety with very thorough safeguarding procedures
- Children with disabilities and special educational needs make excellent progress and are fully included
- Strong outdoor learning that enhances all areas of development
- Good teaching that prepares children well for primary school
- Highly valued by parents who unanimously recommend it to others
Areas for Improvement
- Most able children are not consistently challenged, particularly in writing and mathematics
- Assessments don't focus enough on tracking progress of different groups, especially the most able
- Parents have limited opportunity to participate in their child's learning journey and understanding of progress
- School evaluation and improvement targets lack precision and sharp focus on achievement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - procedures for safeguarding children and securing their health and safety are very thorough.
Extracurricular Activities
Visits from artists, authors and musicians, gardening and vegetable growing, Chinese New Year celebrations, weekly nursery rhyme and book sessions
Hirst Wood Nursery School is a good school that provides effective teaching and high-quality care in a safe, stimulating environment. Children achieve well and develop skills that typically exceed what is expected for their age.
At a Glance
6.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Shipley
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Admissions Demand - Bradford
Places available
7,315
Applications
7,685
Got 1st preference
77.4%
Got preferred school
93.7%
Secondary admissions across Bradford (2025/26)
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