Chatham Place Nursery School

About Chatham Place Nursery School

Chatham Place Nursery School is a small state nursery in Liverpool, with 59 pupils on roll. That number sits below the school’s capacity, suggesting there is room for more families to join. The school serves children aged three to five and is mixed gender, with no religious character. In terms of local context, free school meal eligibility data isn’t provided for this school, but across Liverpool’s five nurseries, four are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Chatham Place holds a Good rating, and the nearest Outstanding alternative is Abercromby Nursery School, 1.4 kilometres away. The admissions information doesn’t indicate oversubscription, so demand is likely manageable, and the school may be a practical choice for families seeking a local nursery place without a competitive entry process. The headteacher is Andrea Connearn, and the school operates as a state-funded provider, meaning no fees are charged for the core nursery hours.

Academically, the most recent graded Ofsted inspection took place in November 2012, when the school was rated Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. The early years provision at that time scored a 2, which corresponds to Good. The school then had an ungraded inspection in November 2021, where the outcome was that the school remains Good. This means the quality of education has been consistently judged as at least Good for over a decade. There are no exam results to report, as the school only covers nursery age, so there are no Key Stage 2 SATs or Progress 8 scores. Compared with the local authority, where four out of five nurseries are Outstanding, Chatham Place sits just below that top tier but has held its Good rating across both its inspections. The report from the 2021 visit is available online for parents who want to read the full findings.

The school offers a range of facilities for such a small setting, including music rooms, art studios, a forest school, an outdoor playground, and a dining hall. Sports provision includes swimming and gymnastics, and there is a book club for enrichment. For children with additional needs, the school lists speech, language and communication support as a specific SEND provision. There is no boarding, and the nursery provision is the only phase offered. Families who live within a reasonable distance of Liverpool and want a state-funded, Good-rated nursery with a forest school and creative facilities will find this a solid option. The lack of oversubscription pressure means applications are likely straightforward, and the small pupil count suggests a close-knit environment where staff can get to know each child well.

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