Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Liku
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 110958
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514244681
About this school
Birchfield Nursery School is a nursery school in Widnes. It teaches children aged 3 to 5 and has 77 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 8 December 2022, 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 Birchfield 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 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
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
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
- 1.0 miles
- 1.0 miles
-
Rainhill Community Nursery2.8 miles
Nursery · Prescot
-
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School6.5 miles
Nursery · Warrington
-
East Prescot Road Nursery School7.4 miles
Nursery · Liverpool
Other schools in Widnes
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School Nursery
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road 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 year groups does Birchfield Nursery School teach?
- Birchfield Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 5. It is a nursery school in Widnes.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchfield Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Birchfield Nursery School is Mrs Catherine Liku, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Birchfield Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchfield 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 Birchfield Nursery School?
- Birchfield Nursery School has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 5.
- Is Birchfield Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Birchfield Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Birchfield Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Birchfield Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Birchfield 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 Birchfield 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.