Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families
Basil Street, Canterbury, Bradford, BD5 9HL
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Ruth Beddoes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 132815
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274574539
About this school
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families is a nursery school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 162 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families 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 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
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
- 48.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre1.7 miles
Nursery · Bradford
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Abbey Green Nursery School1.7 miles
Nursery · Bradford
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Lilycroft Nursery School1.9 miles
Nursery · Bradford
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Midland Road Nursery School2.0 miles
Nursery · Bradford
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Hirst Wood Nursery School4.1 miles
Nursery · Shipley
Other schools in Bradford
- Abbey Green Nursery School Nursery
- Lilycroft Nursery School Nursery
- Midland Road Nursery School Nursery
- St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre Nursery
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families teach?
- Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families?
- The headteacher of Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families is Headteacher Ruth Beddoes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families, 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 Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families?
- Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families a faith school?
- No. Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families has no designated religious character.
- Does Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families have?
- The schools register lists Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families. 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.