1
Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre
Manchester • Lancashire • M15 6PA
1
22 Jul 2024
Top 10 Nursery schools in North West
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2014)
This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the region of North West. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total nursery schools
63
Outstanding
31
Good
29
Median inspection year
2014
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 51% · G: 48% · RI: 2% · I: 0%
2
Abercromby Nursery School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L8 7QA
1
18 May 2023
3
Bacup Nursery School
Bacup • Lancashire • OL13 8EF
1
21 Sep 2022
4
Rosegrove Nursery School
Burnley • Lancashire • BB12 6AJ
1
8 Dec 2019
5
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre
Bolton • Lancashire • BL4 8AR
1
30 Nov 2017
6
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
Wirral • Merseyside • CH49 8HB
1
27 Oct 2017
7
Hindley Nursery School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN2 4LG
1
19 Oct 2017
8
Stoneyholme Nursery School
BURNLEY • Lancashire • BB12 0BU
1
29 Jun 2017
9
Walton Lane Nursery School
Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 8BP
1
23 Jun 2016
10
Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare Centre
Liverpool • Merseyside • L11 2RY
1
18 Dec 2015
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 nursery schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Lark Hill Nursery School 1 • Dec 2014
- Duke Street Nursery School 1 • Dec 2014
- Turncroft Nursery School 1 • Dec 2014
- Sunny Brow Nursery School 1 • Dec 2014
- Collyhurst Nursery School 1 • Dec 2014
- East Prescot Road Nursery School 1 • Nov 2014
- Ightenhill Nursery School 1 • Nov 2014
- Kendal Nursery School 1 • Nov 2014
- Hollywood Park Nursery School 1 • Nov 2014
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 1 • Nov 2014