Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Liane Johnson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 110957
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514244687
About this school
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School is a nursery school in Widnes. It teaches children aged 2 to 4 and has 52 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton 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. 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 22 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton 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 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 59 |
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
- 11.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birchfield Nursery School1.0 miles
Nursery · widnes
- 1.6 miles
-
Rainhill Community Nursery3.3 miles
Nursery · Prescot
-
East Prescot Road Nursery School7.0 miles
Nursery · Liverpool
-
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School7.4 miles
Nursery · Warrington
Other schools in Widnes
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Nursery
- Birchfield Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Ditton Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Halebank CofE Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Kingsway Primary Academy School Primary
- Lunts Heath Primary School Primary
- Moorfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School teach?
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 4. It is a nursery school in Widnes.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School is Mrs Liane Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton 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 Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School?
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 4.
- Is Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton 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 Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton 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.