Hindley Nursery School

State-Funded School

hindley-nursery-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

MakerfieldConstituency

WN2 4LGPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hindley Nursery School is a state-funded nursery for pupils aged 2–5, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 103 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

103

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

—

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Nursery
Age range: 2 – 5
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 103
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 31 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Oct 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.