The Castle Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains GoodLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Wakefield · WF1 5NU · Wakefield
Ages 2–5
- FSM0.0%
2.2 miles away
OpenNurseryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 108137
Crigglestone Nursery School
Local authority nursery school · Wakefield · WF4 3EB
Ages 2–4 · 95 pupils · Wakefield
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-04-02
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- Boys / girls
- 51 / 44
- Free school meals
- 0%
- FSM pupils
- 0
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
Age range
Ages 2–4
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Local authority nursery school
- Federation
- Federation of Crigglestone and The Castle Nursery Schools
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Quinn
Location
- Address
- High Street, Crigglestone
- Postcode
- WF4 3EB
- Town
- Wakefield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- District
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed local authority nursery school (nursery), Ages 2–4, in Wakefield, Wakefield, 95 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 0%.
Nearby nursery schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Wakefield · WF4 3HY · Wakefield
Ages 4–11
- KS254%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM9.8%
- Demand1.00
0.1 miles away
Community school · Primary
Wakefield · WF4 3HW · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
- KS255%
- Absence7.8%
- FSM38.7%
- Demand0.90
0.5 miles away
Hendal Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Wakefield · WF2 7QW · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
- KS259%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM33.5%
- Demand1.00
0.6 miles away
Special post 16 institution
Wakefield · WF4 3JL · Wakefield
Ages 16–25
0.8 miles away
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
Wakefield · WF4 3LZ · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM19.2%
- Demand0.95
0.9 miles away
Kettlethorpe High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Wakefield · WF2 7EL · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
- Att846.6
- P8-0.1
- EM5+52%
- Absence10.8%
1.1 miles away
Horbury Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Wakefield · WF4 5DW · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
- KS268%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM17.4%
- Demand0.98
1.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Quinn
- Telephone
- 01924251151