Harewood Centre Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–4 · Pontefract, Wakefield
Harewood Centre Nursery School is a nursery school in Pontefract, Wakefield for ages 2–4 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 July 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–4
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 52 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 July 2022
Strengths
- “Staff know the children well and give them the support that they need to develop in all of the areas of learning.”
- “Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do particularly well as staff work hard to find ways to support their specific needs.”
- “Due to this support, children quickly learn important knowledge and skills like taking turns or counting to five.”
To improve
- “However, leaders recognise that sometimes this is quite difficult for staff to do as the half-term milestones are so broad.”
- “This means that some parts of the curriculum lack important precision and staff do not pick out the important knowledge and skills well enough.”
- “However, governors do not know enough about the content of the curriculum and how well this is being taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Wakefield.
- Cherry Blossom Pre-School 0.3 mi Good
- Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery 0.4 mi Good
- Little Rainbow Nursery 0.5 mi Good
- Sunshine Kids 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Stepping Stones Day Nursery 0.9 mi Outstanding
- The Grange Nursery 0.9 mi Good
- Bright Sparks Child Care 2.2 mi Outstanding
- Safe 'n' Sound Nursery 2.4 mi Outstanding