Appletree Nursery School
Milking Stile Lane, Lancaster, LA1 5QB
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 0 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lucy Naylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Willow Tree Federation
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 134991
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Telephone
- 0152464132
About this school
Appletree Nursery School is a nursery school in Lancaster. It teaches children aged 0 to 4 and has 78 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Appletree 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. 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Appletree 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 | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 14 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report6 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willow Lane Community Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)0.3 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
-
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School0.5 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
-
Our Lady's Catholic College0.7 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
Other schools in Lancaster
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Bentham Community Primary School Primary
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Castle View Primary Academy Primary
- Caton Primary School Primary
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cawthorne's Endowed School Primary
- Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Appletree Nursery School teach?
- Appletree Nursery School teaches children aged 0 to 4. It is a nursery school in Lancaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Appletree Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Appletree Nursery School is Miss Lucy Naylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Appletree Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Appletree 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 Appletree Nursery School?
- Appletree Nursery School has 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 4.
- Is Appletree Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Appletree Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Appletree Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Appletree Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Appletree Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Appletree Nursery School is part of the The Willow Tree Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Appletree 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 Appletree 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 1 July 2026.