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Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families

Bradford, BD5 9HLNurseryAges 2–5MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
May 2025
KS2 Results
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About Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families

Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families sits within the Bradford local authority, where it is one of just six state nursery schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted out of a total of seven in the area. That puts it in a very select group locally. The nearest similarly-rated nursery is St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre, about 2.7 kilometres away, meaning families in the city centre and surrounding residential streets have two top-tier options within a short distance. The school serves 160 children aged two to five, with a mixed intake and no religious character. Just over a fifth of pupils (23.1%) are eligible for free school meals, reflecting a broadly representative catchment. Headteacher Ruth Beddoes leads a setting that also functions as a Centre for Children and Families, offering support that goes beyond the nursery day.

Key Details

School TypeNursery (State)
Age Range2 to 5 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBasil Street, Bradford, Bradford, BD5 9HL
HeadteacherRuth Beddoes
Local AuthorityBradford
Number of Pupils160
Free School Meals (FSM)23.1%
Nursery ClassesYes

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 May 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (14 May 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 22 Jun 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Music RoomsDining HallForest SchoolLibrarySensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

6

Sports

DanceGymnasticsSwimming

Clubs & Activities

GardeningEco ClubArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:35 – 15:20

Source: canterburynurseryschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.