Lane Head Nursery School
Lane Head Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Willenhall for boys and girls aged 3 to 5. It has 75 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
High Road, Willenhall, WV12 4JQ01902 368940lane-head.walsall.sch.ukMrs Cathy Draper 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 Walsall council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (18).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 75 | 78 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 100 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 20% | 23% | 21% | 13% | 7% | 10% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Heath Junior School | Council | 360 m | 305 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Rosedale Church of England C Infant School | Church of England | 360 m | 199 | Good 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| New Leaf School | Academy alternative provision sponsor led | 480 m | 20 | Inadequate 2023 | – | Compare |
| Woodlands Academy of Learning | Academy | 620 m | 446 | Good 2023 | 57 | Compare |
| Willenhall E-ACT Academy | Academy | 760 m | 1,106 | No overall grade 2025 | 15 | Compare |
| Old Hall School | Council | 840 m | 134 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| New Invention Learning Academy | Academy | 930 m | 362 | Report card 2026 | 94 | Compare |
| New Invention Infant School | Council | 930 m | 320 | Report card 2026 | 21 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Lane Head Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Lane Head Nursery School yet.
How many pupils does Lane Head Nursery School have?
75 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
- High Road, Willenhall, WV12 4JQ
- Telephone
- 01902 368940
- Website
- www.lane-head.walsall.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cathy Draper
- 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
- Walsall
- Ward
- Short Heath
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104139 · LAESTAB 3351007
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.