School profile
Appletree Nursery School
Milking Stile Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5QB
Overview
Appletree Nursery School is a state-funded school (local authority nursery school) in Lancaster, North West, for pupils aged 0–4. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Local authority nursery school
- Establishment group
- Local authority maintained schools
- Phase of education
- Nursery
- Age range
- Ages 0–4
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 134991
Admissions
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Federation
- The Willow Tree Federation
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 May 2024 · Published 30 June 2024
Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)
Overall effectiveness
Good
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding was effective
- Yes
Other recent inspection activity
These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.
Ungraded inspection
Inspected 6 July 2023 · Published 31 July 2023
Outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Milking Stile Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5QB
- Local authority
- Lancashire
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