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Birchfield Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-5MixedLocal authority nursery school77 pupilsNurseryWidnesHalton
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, December 2022
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher21.4School workforce census
Pupils on roll77Census January 2026

Birchfield Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in widnes for boys and girls aged 3 to 5. It has 77 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH0151 424 4681birchfieldnursery.co.ukMrs Catherine Liku headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 8 December 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Halton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll77Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support5%4 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls39 / 38
White British pupils94%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (5).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll7778829094100
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%1%2%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–4%13%14%2%2%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–0%1%1%0%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.6full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher21.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,121
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,332England £7,738. Total £650k
Income per pupil£8,672England £7,697. Total £676k
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,450England £3,480
Money in reserve12%A healthy amount put by: £80k, £1,030 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£27kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,332spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m15612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate78 per 1,000 people15% lower than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Halton
Nearest bus stop110 mBirchfield Road, 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Wade Deacon High SchoolAcademy270 m1,658Outstanding 202285Compare
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic570 m1,337Good 202220Compare
Fairfield Primary SchoolCouncil700 m582Good 202474Compare
St Bede's Catholic Junior SchoolRoman Catholic770 m306Good 202059Compare
St Bede's Catholic Infant SchoolRoman Catholic810 m223Outstanding 202397Compare
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England830 m414Good 202374Compare
Lunts Heath Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles419No overall grade 202494Compare
Ditton Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles322Good 202327Compare
All schools in HaltonAll schools in WidnesBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Birchfield Nursery School a good school?

Birchfield Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in December 2022.

What is Birchfield Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Birchfield Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 8 December 2022.

How many pupils does Birchfield Nursery School have?

77 pupils aged 3 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH
Telephone
0151 424 4681
Website
www.birchfieldnursery.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Liku
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Halton
Ward
Highfield
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110958 · LAESTAB 8761006
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from