The Castle Nursery School
255A Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU
- Phase
- Nursery
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 0%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 September 2023, published 16 October 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Nearby alternatives
- Crigglestone Nursery School 3.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Flatts Nursery School 10.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Harewood Centre Nursery School 12.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families 23 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Midland Road Nursery School 24 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Abbey Green Nursery School 24 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.