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Bentilee Nursery School

URN
123970
Phase
Nursery
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bentilee Nursery School
URN
123970
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-4
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

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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: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than 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:

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  • 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
9 September 2025
Inspection date
8 July 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 9 September 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 9 September 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Stoke-on-Trent)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.bentileenursery.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

ST2 0HW - Dawlish Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Contact details

Address
Dawlish Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Postcode
ST2 0HW
Phone
1782235065
Website
www.bentileenursery.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Stoke-on-Trent
Local authority code
861

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 267 schools in Stoke-on-Trent.

Authority statistics

Total schools

267

Open schools

116

Closed schools

151

Primary schools

163

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 9 September 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 9 September 2025

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    9 September 20258 July 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 9 September 2025
    20 September 202318 July 2023-School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 20 September 2023
    • Inspection

      Published
      9 September 2025
      Inspected
      8 July 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      20 September 2023
      Inspected
      18 July 2023
      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

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary163 (64.9%)
    • Secondary34 (13.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other54 (21.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy595 mPrimaryOpen
    St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School595 mPrimaryClosed
    Maple Court Primary School683 mPrimaryClosed
    Maple Court Academy683 mPrimaryOpen
    Bentilee Primary School894 mPrimaryClosed
    Berry Hill High School and Sports College1.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    Mitchell High School Business & Enterprise College1.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    Disaffected Pupils Project1.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    Discovery Academy1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    Eaton Park Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    • St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy
      Distance
      595 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      595 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Maple Court Primary School
      Distance
      683 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Maple Court Academy
      Distance
      683 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Nursery) and local authority (Stoke-on-Trent)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Hulton Nursery SchoolNurseryST2 8AXClosed
    Blurton Nursery SchoolNurseryST3 3AZClosed
    Burnwood Nursery SchoolNurseryST6 6PBClosed
    Field House Nursery SchoolNurseryST4 5HAClosed
    Grange Nursery SchoolNurseryST3 7ANClosed
    • Abbey Hulton Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      ST2 8AX
      Status
      Closed
    • Blurton Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      ST3 3AZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Burnwood Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      ST6 6PB
      Status
      Closed
    • Field House Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      ST4 5HA
      Status
      Closed
    • Grange Nursery School
    Bentilee Primary School
    Distance
    894 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Berry Hill High School and Sports College
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Mitchell High School Business & Enterprise College
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Disaffected Pupils Project
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Discovery Academy
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Eaton Park Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Nursery
    Postcode
    ST3 7AN
    Status
    Closed