Best 3 Nursery schools in North West – comparison
Comparison of nursery schools: Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre (Nursery) in Manchester; Abercromby Nursery School (Nursery) in Liverpool; Bacup Nursery School (Nursery) in Bacup — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre, Abercromby Nursery School and Bacup Nursery School. They are nursery phase and local authority nursery school type located around Manchester, Lancashire, Liverpool, Merseyside and Bacup, Lancashire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre), published Jul 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre (Jul 2024). average roll around ≈ 50, combined total ≈ 200, typical FSM 5–10%, range 0–5%–20–25%; across local authorities including Manchester, Liverpool and Lancashire.
| Attribute |
Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre
M15 6PA
|
Abercromby Nursery School
L8 7QA
|
Bacup Nursery School
OL13 8EF
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Nursery • Local authority nursery school | Nursery • Local authority nursery school | Nursery • Local authority nursery school |
| Location |
Manchester Lancashire M15 6PA |
Liverpool Merseyside L8 7QA |
Bacup Lancashire OL13 8EF |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 22 Jul 2024 | 1 18 May 2023 | 1 21 Sep 2022 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 50 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 0–5% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 0–5% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | — | — | — |
| Capacity utilisation | — | — | — |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Manchester (352) | Liverpool (341) | Lancashire (888) |
| Website | www.martenscroftnurseryschool.co.uk | www.abercrombynurseryschool.co.uk | www.bacup.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01612261266 | 01517095114 | 01706873856 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Nursery • Local authority nursery school
- Location
- Manchester
Lancashire
M15 6PA - Ofsted
- 1 22 Jul 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 50 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Manchester (352)
- Website
- www.martenscroftnurseryschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01612261266
- Phase / Type
- Nursery • Local authority nursery school
- Location
- Liverpool
Merseyside
L8 7QA - Ofsted
- 1 18 May 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 0–5% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Liverpool (341)
- Website
- www.abercrombynurseryschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01517095114
- Phase / Type
- Nursery • Local authority nursery school
- Location
- Bacup
Lancashire
OL13 8EF - Ofsted
- 1 21 Sep 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 0–5% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.bacup.lancs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01706873856
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