Hirst Wood Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–5 · Shipley, Bradford
Hirst Wood Nursery School is a nursery school in Shipley, Bradford for ages 2–5. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 November 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Clarence Road, Saltaire, Shipley, BD18 4NJ
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 84 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 November 2023
Strengths
- “The sense of community in the school is palpable.”
- “Adults treat children with compassion and care.”
- “Each child is known and their needs understood by staff.”
To improve
- “In some areas of learning, the small steps of learning that children should experience on their journey through the early years are not clearly defined.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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