St Paul's Nursery School
12 St. Pauls Square, York, YO24 4BD
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Rigden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- URN
- 121266
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904555995
About this school
St Paul's Nursery School is a nursery school in York. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 51 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 26 September 2023, 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 St Paul's 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 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 61 |
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
- 4.9%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.0 miles
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The Mount School (York)0.2 miles
Independent schools · York
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All Saints Catholic School York0.3 miles
Secondary · York
- 0.4 miles
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Scarcroft Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
- Acomb Primary School Primary
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School Primary
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primary
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bishopthorpe Infant School Primary
- Boroughbridge Primary School Primary
- Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Burton Green Primary School Primary
- Carr Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Paul's Nursery School teach?
- St Paul's Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's Nursery School?
- The headteacher of St Paul's Nursery School is Mrs Claire Rigden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Paul's Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's 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 St Paul's Nursery School?
- St Paul's Nursery School has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is St Paul's Nursery School a faith school?
- No. St Paul's Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Paul's Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Paul's Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Paul's Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists St Paul's Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does St Paul's 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 St Paul's 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 30 June 2026.