Everton Nursery School and Family Centre

About Everton Nursery School and Family Centre

Everton Nursery School and Family Centre is one of only five state nursery schools in Liverpool, and it sits in an elite group: four of those five are rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and this school is one of them. Its closest Outstanding neighbour is Abercromby Nursery School, about two kilometres away. The school is led by headteacher Lesley Curtis and serves children aged two to five, with a mixed intake of 137 pupils. Just over seven per cent of children are eligible for free school meals, which is a useful indicator of the school's place within its local community. As a nursery school and family centre, it offers more than just early years education — the name signals a broader role in supporting families in the Everton area of Liverpool. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in May 2024, confirmed that it remains Outstanding, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections.

Academically, the school's most recent graded inspection took place in May 2014, when it received the highest possible marks across all areas: overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision were all graded 1 (Outstanding). The previous graded inspection in 2011 also rated overall effectiveness and early years provision as Outstanding. Because this is a nursery school, there are no Key Stage 2 SATs or Progress 8 scores to compare against the Liverpool local authority average — the focus is entirely on early years development. The Ofsted report from 2014 noted that children make excellent progress from their starting points, and the 2024 ungraded inspection found that the school continues to meet the same high standards. For parents looking at early years outcomes, the consistent Outstanding judgement across more than a decade is a strong signal that children here are well prepared for the transition to primary school.

The school offers a range of facilities that are unusual for a nursery, including a gymnasium, music rooms, a dining hall, a forest school area, and even a chapel. Sports provision includes swimming, dance, and gymnastics, while clubs extend to art, eco, and gardening activities. For children with additional needs, the school has specific SEND provisions for dyslexia, speech and language communication needs, and visual impairment, and it also operates a resourced provision. This makes it a particularly strong option for families whose children may need targeted early support. The school is not oversubscribed in the data provided, and as a state nursery it follows the Liverpool local authority admissions process. It will suit families who want a dedicated early years setting with a family-centre ethos, strong outdoor learning opportunities, and a track record of Outstanding care and education that has been independently verified over multiple inspections.

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