Arnold Nursery School
The Arnold Centre, Goldsmith Road, Rotherham, S65 2LY
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Head of Centre
- Mrs Lynsey Hadfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Rawmarsh & Arnold Nursery School Federation
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 106826
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709828983
About this school
Arnold Nursery School is a nursery school in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Arnold Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Arnold 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 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
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
- 37.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rawmarsh Nursery School2.0 miles
Nursery · Rotherham
-
Aughton Early Years Centre3.9 miles
Nursery · Sheffield
-
Grace Owen Nursery School6.4 miles
Nursery · Sheffield
-
Broomhall Nursery School7.6 miles
Nursery · Sheffield
-
Badsley Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
- Rawmarsh Nursery School Nursery
- Badsley Primary School Primary
- Blackburn Primary School Primary
- Bramley Grange Primary School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Infant School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Junior School Primary
- Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Howarth Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Infant School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Junior School Primary
- Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School Primary
- Broom Valley Community School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Arnold Nursery School teach?
- Arnold Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Rotherham.
- Who is the acting head of centre of Arnold Nursery School?
- The acting head of centre of Arnold Nursery School is Mrs Lynsey Hadfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Arnold Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arnold 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 many pupils are at Arnold Nursery School?
- Arnold Nursery School has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Arnold Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Arnold Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Arnold Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Arnold Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Arnold Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Arnold Nursery School is part of the Rawmarsh & Arnold Nursery School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Arnold 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 Arnold 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.