Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School
Sandy Lane, Orford, Warrington, WA2 9HY
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Marcia Atherton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 110956
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925623640
About this school
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School is a nursery school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 2 to 4 and has 102 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2023, 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 Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest 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 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 96 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 28.1%
Location
Nearby schools
- 5.9 miles
-
Birchfield Nursery School6.5 miles
Nursery · widnes
-
Rainhill Community Nursery6.8 miles
Nursery · Prescot
- 7.4 miles
-
Hindley Nursery School8.2 miles
Nursery · Wigan
Other schools in Warrington
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School teach?
- Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School teaches children aged 2 to 4. It is a nursery school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School?
- The headteacher of Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School is Miss Marcia Atherton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest 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 Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School?
- Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 4.
- Is Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School a faith school?
- No. Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School have?
- The schools register lists Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest 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 Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest 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.