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Whitecross Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Derby • Derbyshire • DE1 3PJ
Outstanding
Top 10 Nursery schools in Derby
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2014)
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This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the town of Derby. 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
7
Outstanding
3
Good
4
Median inspection year
2014
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 43% · G: 57% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Walbrook Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Derby • Derbyshire • DE23 8QJ
Outstanding
3
Harrington Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Derby • Derbyshire • DE23 8PE
Outstanding
4
Stonehill Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Derby • Derbyshire • DE23 6TJ
Good
5
Lord Street Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Derby • Derbyshire • DE24 9AX
Good
6
Ashgate Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Derby • Derbyshire • DE1 1GJ
Good
7
Central Community Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Derby • Derbyshire • DE1 3LR
Good
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.
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