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Crigglestone Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school95 pupilsNurseryWakefield
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher40.8School workforce census
Pupils on roll95Census January 2026

Crigglestone Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Wakefield for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 95 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

High Street, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3EB01924 251151crigglestonecastle.co.ukMrs Kirsty Quinn headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

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

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll95Census 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 support4%4 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls51 / 44
White British pupils91%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (2), emotional and mental health (1), Vision impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll958891969297
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language6%6%6%4%3%5%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support3%10%9%3%3%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%2%0%1%1%

Staff and money

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

Teachers1.8full-time equivalent, 2 people
Pupils per teacher40.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.4full-time equivalent
Teachers who left in the year50%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£9,996England £7,738. Total £560k
Income per pupil£12,345England £7,697. Total £691k
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,886England £3,480
Money in reserve56%A lot put by: £387k, £6,919 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£132kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£9,996spent 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 m12712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate100 per 1,000 people10% higher than the England average
Typical house price£200,000Wakefield
Nearest bus stop20 mCrigglestone WMC, 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
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy230 m296Good 202328Compare
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant SchoolCouncil880 m198Good 201942Compare
Hendal Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles410No overall grade 202441Compare
Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)Special post 16 institution0.8 milesNot inspectedCompare
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant SchoolCouncil0.9 miles355Outstanding 202498Compare
Kettlethorpe High SchoolCouncil1.1 miles1,616Good 202237Compare
Horbury Primary AcademyAcademy1.5 miles435Good 202273Compare
Horbury AcademyAcademy1.6 miles1,070Report card 202657Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Crigglestone Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Crigglestone Nursery School yet.

How many pupils does Crigglestone Nursery School have?

95 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
High Street, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3EB
Telephone
01924 251151
Website
www.crigglestonecastle.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Quinn
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
Wakefield
Ward
Wakefield Rural
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
108137 · LAESTAB 3841005

Where these figures come from