1
Midland Road Nursery School
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD8 7DJ
1
28 Feb 2024
Top 10 Nursery schools in West Yorkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2015)
This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the county of West Yorkshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total nursery schools
11
Outstanding
6
Good
5
Median inspection year
2015
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 55% · G: 45% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Abbey Green Nursery School
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD8 8HT
1
28 Feb 2024
3
Crigglestone Nursery School
Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF4 3EB
1
14 Jul 2019
4
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD5 9HL
1
22 Jun 2016
5
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD8 9QW
1
2 Mar 2015
6
Lilycroft Nursery School
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD9 5AD
1
4 Mar 2013
7
Flatts Nursery School
Dewsbury • West Yorkshire • WF13 2SU
2
21 Sep 2022
8
Hirst Wood Nursery School
Shipley • West Yorkshire • BD18 4NJ
2
18 Nov 2014
9
The Castle Nursery School
Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF1 5NU
2
10 Nov 2014
10
Strong Close Nursery School
Keighley • West Yorkshire • BD21 4LW
2
30 Apr 2014
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 nursery schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Harewood Centre Nursery School 2 • Dec 2013