# Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School

Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School is a nursery school in Warrington, for pupils aged 2 to 4.

It had 102 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Nursery school. Code E110956. [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington)

- Phase: Nursery
- Type: Local authority nursery school
- Ages: 2 to 4
- Pupils: 102
- Council: Warrington
- URN: 110956

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 14 March 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Stephen's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-catholic-primary-school-e111310): 160 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Andrew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-primary-school-e151977): 390 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed
- [Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowside-community-primary-and-nursery-school-e147636): 440 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2023. 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Warrington and Vale Royal College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warrington-and-vale-royal-college-e130617): 750 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Beamont Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beamont-collegiate-academy-e139196): 880 m. Secondary. School remains Good, July 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Margaret's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-church-of-england-primary-school-e151981): 910 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/110956)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/110956)

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