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Cleator Moor Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school65 pupilsNurseryCleator MoorCumberland
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedAs expected teachingOfsted report card, April 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll65Census January 2026

Cleator Moor Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Cleator Moor for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 65 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in April 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Ennerdale Road, Wath Brow, Cleator Moor, CA25 5LW01946 811189cleatormoornurseryschool.co.ukMiss Charlotte Oddie headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 14 April 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
As expected
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
As expected
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
Strong
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (2)
DateTypeOutcome
26 March 2024S5 InspectionRequires improvement
28 April 2022UngradedSchool remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

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 Cumberland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll65Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English6%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support9%6 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls27 / 38
White British pupils86%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (5), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll656041375541
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%9%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language6%2%2%3%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%10%3%9%7%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%4%2%

Staff and money

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

Teachers1.0full-time equivalent, 1 people
Pupils per teacherPupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.8full-time equivalent
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£8,859England £7,738. Total £381k
Income per pupil£10,143England £7,697. Total £436k
Spent on teachers per pupil£1,603England £3,480
Money in reserve13%A healthy amount put by: £58k, £1,356 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£55kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,859spent 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 m17112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate68 per 1,000 people25% lower than the England average

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
Montreal CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England60 m107Not inspected5Compare
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic390 m271Good 201956Compare
Moor Row Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.4 miles72Good 202421Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.8 miles55Not inspectedCompare
Frizington Community Primary SchoolCouncil2.0 miles109Good 202376Compare
Frizington Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2.0 miles95Good 2023Compare
West Lakes AcademyAcademy2.4 miles1,017No overall grade 20254Compare
The Whitehaven AcademyAcademy2.5 miles859Good 202338Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Cleator Moor Nursery School a good school?

Cleator Moor Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from April 2026 rated its teaching as as expected.

What is Cleator Moor Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 14 April 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.

How many pupils does Cleator Moor Nursery School have?

65 pupils aged 2 to 4 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
Ennerdale Road, Wath Brow, Cleator Moor, CA25 5LW
Telephone
01946 811189
Website
www.cleatormoornurseryschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Miss Charlotte Oddie
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Cumberland
Ward
Cleator Moor West
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
112088 · LAESTAB 9421001 · UKPRN 10092535

Where these figures come from