Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
New Hey Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 8HB
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Kennedy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 104986
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516779255
About this school
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre is a nursery school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 170 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre 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 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 161 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.22%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castleway Nursery School2.7 miles
Nursery · Wirral
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Somerville Nursery School3.1 miles
Nursery · Wallasey
-
Abercromby Nursery School5.1 miles
Nursery · Liverpool
-
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre5.6 miles
Nursery · Liverpool
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Chatham Place Nursery School6.0 miles
Nursery · Liverpool
Other schools in Wirral
- Castleway Nursery School 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 Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre teach?
- Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre?
- The headteacher of Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre is Mrs Kathryn Kennedy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre, 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 Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre?
- Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre a faith school?
- No. Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre have?
- The schools register lists Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre. 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.