Castleway Nursery School
Castleway North, Wirral, CH46 1RN
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 0 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Mycroft-Armer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Castleway Family of Schools
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 104985
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516772953
About this school
Castleway Nursery School is a nursery school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 0 to 5 and has 52 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Castleway Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 59 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Somerville Nursery School2.3 miles
Nursery · Wallasey
-
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre2.7 miles
Nursery · Wirral
-
Cambridge Nursery School4.9 miles
Nursery · Liverpool
-
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre5.1 miles
Nursery · Liverpool
-
Abercromby Nursery School5.3 miles
Nursery · Liverpool
Other schools in Wirral
- Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre Nursery
- Barnston Primary School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Primary
- Brackenwood Infant School Primary
- Brackenwood Junior School Primary
- Brookdale Primary School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Castleway Primary School Primary
- Cathcart Street Primary School Primary
- Chapelhill Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Castleway Nursery School teach?
- Castleway Nursery School teaches children aged 0 to 5. It is a nursery school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Castleway Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Castleway Nursery School is Mr Stuart Mycroft-Armer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castleway Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castleway Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Castleway Nursery School?
- Castleway Nursery School has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 5.
- Is Castleway Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Castleway Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castleway Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castleway Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Castleway Nursery School?
- Castleway Nursery School is part of the Castleway Family of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Castleway Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Castleway Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.