Oakengates Nursery School
Charlton Street, Oakengates, Telford, TF2 6BT
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Gascoigne
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 123348
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952387910
About this school
Oakengates Nursery School is a nursery school in Telford. It teaches children aged 2 to 4 and has 78 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Oakengates 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 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report3 June 2025
- 25 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Madeley Nursery School3.9 miles
Nursery · Telford
-
Wombridge Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Lantern Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Telford
-
St George's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
New Road Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
- Madeley Nursery School Nursery
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
- Aqueduct Primary Academy Primary
- Buildwas Academy Primary
- Captain Webb Primary School Primary
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Crudgington Primary School Primary
- Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Primary
- Dothill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakengates Nursery School teach?
- Oakengates Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 4. It is a nursery school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakengates Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Oakengates Nursery School is Mrs Jenny Gascoigne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakengates Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakengates 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 Oakengates Nursery School?
- Oakengates Nursery School has 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 4.
- Is Oakengates Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Oakengates Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakengates Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakengates Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Oakengates 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 Oakengates 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.