Oaklands Nursery School
Oaklands Avenue, Porthill, Newcastle, ST5 0EX
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Lynch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 123967
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782987075
About this school
Oaklands Nursery School is a nursery school in Newcastle. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oaklands 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 11 May 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 Oaklands 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 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 26 |
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
- 19.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westminster Nursery School10.0 miles
Nursery · Crewe
-
Kaleidoscope School0.1 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-Under-Lyme
-
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases0.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Newcastle-under-Lyme
-
Ellison Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle
Other schools in Newcastle
- Bursley Academy Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Friarswood Primary
- Crackley Bank Primary School Primary
- Ellison Primary Academy Primary
- Hassell Primary School Primary
- Hempstalls Primary School Primary
- Langdale Primary School Primary
- May Bank Infants' School Primary
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Silverdale Primary Academy Primary
- St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oaklands Nursery School teach?
- Oaklands Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Newcastle.
- Who is the headteacher of Oaklands Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Oaklands Nursery School is Mrs Sally Lynch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oaklands Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oaklands 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 Oaklands Nursery School?
- Oaklands Nursery School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Oaklands Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Oaklands Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oaklands Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oaklands Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Oaklands 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 Oaklands 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.