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Castleway Nursery School

URN
104985
Phase
Nursery
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Castleway Nursery School
URN
104985
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Age range
0-5
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

75 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
16 October 2024
Inspection date
24 September 2024
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 16 October 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 16 October 2024

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wirral
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wirral)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.castleway.wirral.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

CH46 1RN - Castleway North, Wirral, Merseyside

Contact details

Address
Castleway North, Wirral, Merseyside
Postcode
CH46 1RN
Phone
1516772953
Website
www.castleway.wirral.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wirral
Local authority code
344

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Wirral.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

137

Closed schools

115

Primary schools

157

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

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  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 16 October 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 16 October 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 October 202424 September 2024Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1InspectionView report for inspection published 16 October 2024
    19 November 20199 October 2019-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 19 November 2019
    • Inspection

      Published
      16 October 2024
      Inspected
      24 September 2024
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      19 November 2019
      Inspected
      9 October 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    44

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary157 (63.1%)
    • Secondary44 (17.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other48 (19.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Oxley School347 mSecondaryClosed
    Leasowe Primary School348 mPrimaryOpen
    Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School361 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School361 mPrimaryOpen
    Castleway Primary School553 mPrimaryOpen
    Wallasey School574 mSecondaryClosed
    The Kingsway Academy574 mSecondaryClosed
    The Henry Meoles School690 mSecondaryClosed
    Emslie Morgan Academy724 mNot applicableClosed
    Emslie Morgan Alternative Provision School (EMAPS)724 mNot applicableClosed
    • Oxley School
      Distance
      347 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Leasowe Primary School
      Distance
      348 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      361 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      361 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Nursery) and local authority (Wirral)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family CentreNurseryCH49 8HBOpen
    Somerville Nursery SchoolNurseryCH44 4BBOpen
    • Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      CH49 8HB
      Status
      Open
    • Somerville Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      CH44 4BB
      Status
      Open
    Castleway Primary School
    Distance
    553 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Wallasey School
    Distance
    574 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Kingsway Academy
    Distance
    574 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Henry Meoles School
    Distance
    690 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Emslie Morgan Academy
    Distance
    724 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Emslie Morgan Alternative Provision School (EMAPS)
    Distance
    724 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed