Acorn Playgroup
Neston Primary School Burton Road, Little Neston CH64 9RE
0151 338 2500/ 07752 870 607
acornneston@hotmail.com
2 years 6m to 5 years
Mon - Fri 9 - 12, and Wed 12.30 - 3.30 term time
£6.50/ session
Two qualified teachers, and one member of staff with Early Years Professional Status. Experience with autism, behavioural problems, physical impairment, speech and language. Experience with nut allergy, vegetarian diet, milk intolerance and Muslim diet. French and German spoken.
Last childcare inspection May 2008
26 places
Parkgate Pre-School
Parkgate Primary School Brooklands Road Parkgate CH64 6SW
0151 336 1609
2 years 6m to 5 years
Mon - Fri 8.50 - 11.45 (and Mon 1.05 - 3.15 after Feb half term for children starting in Sep) term time
No vacancies at present: there is a waiting list
£6.50/ session including snacks
Experience with Special Educational Needs
We will cater for any diet
French and Spanish spoken
Last childcare inspection June 2007
26 places
Willaston Pre-School Playgroup
The Memorial Hall, Neston Road, Willaston Neston CH64 2TN
0151 328 1767/ 07981 011 455
suesperring@02.co.uk
2 years 6m to 4 years 11m term time
Mon - Thu 9 - 11.45
£8/ session paid half-termly in advance
French spoken
Last childcare inspection Nov 2008
26 places
Little Gems Pre-School
St Winefrides RC Aided Primary School Mellock Lane Little Neston CH64 9RW
07789 990 098
jojosmith@tiscali.co.uk
2 years 6m to 5 years
Mon - Fri 9.15 - 11.45 (and some afternoons 12.45 - 3.15) term time
£7/ session
Experienced Special Educational Needs Coordinator
We will cater for any diet
Last childcare inspection Nov 2008
24 places
Little Gems Out of School Club looks after children aged 4 - 11 years
Neston Children's Centre
Leader Claire Edwards
Raby Park Road
Neston
Cheshire
CH64 9SL
0151 337 6390
claire.edwards@cheshire.gov.uk
Extract from Ofsted Report May 2006:
The quality and standards of the care are good. The registered person meets the National Standards for under 8s day care and childminding.
The quality and standards of the nursery education are satisfactory.
Neston Community Nursery is 1 of 11 nurseries owned by The Dan Leisure Group Limited. It was registered in 2005 and operates from a self-contained unit within Neston Children's Centre in Neston, Cheshire. The nursery is open each weekday from 08.00 to 18.00 throughout the year. Children have access to a fully enclosed outdoor play area.
There are currently 42 children aged from 0 to 5 on roll. Of these, 24 receive funding for nursery education. Children attend from the local community and surrounding areas. CrÈche facilities are also available within the nursery for families attending events within the children's centre. The nursery supports a small number of children with special needs and children who speak English as an additional language. There are 12 members of staff, of whom, 11 hold an appropriate early years qualification and 1 is working towards a qualification. An Early Years Advisory Teacher provides support to the nursery.
Help in finding childcare is available from Cheshire West and Chester's Family Information Service
Merchants House Hamilton Place Chester CH1 2BE
0800 0852 863
fis.west@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Day nurseries, play groups etc in the local area are listed at Pre-school in CH64
There are 161 schools in the Cheshire West and Chester area. Some details of local schools are given below. For details of schools outside the CH64 area see http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/education_and_learning/schools.aspx
Puddington Lane Burton, NESTON CH64 5SE
0151 336 3396
Email: admin@bishopwilson.cheshire.sch.uk
Burton Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School
Head Mrs Susan Warner
In 2007 there were 102 students. Founded in 1724 by Bishop Thomas Wilson, the school is situated on the edge of the village of Burton, in the parish of St Nicholas. The original school was housed in a small sandstone building which can be still be seen in the village. The present school, built in 1966, looks out over fields to the Dee Estuary and the Welsh Hills. The school was extended in 1993 and again in 2001. The school has a large playing field to the rear with play areas, seating and gardens to the front.
Ofsted Report June 2007 Good 'Bishop Wilson is a small rural school that serves a number of villages in an area of social and economic advantage in north west Cheshire. A lower than average number of pupils are eligible for free school meals. The great majority are from White British backgrounds and the proportion with English as an additional language is low. Although the number of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is below the national average, the proportion with statements for their special educational needs is similar to that seen in other schools.'
For details see http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/84631
The Parade, Parkgate NESTON CH64 6SG
0151 336 1010
Email: enquiries@mostynhouse.co.uk
Mostyn House School is a co-educational, independent day school for pupils from 3 to 18. There is also a Nursery School which takes children from 6weeks to 5 years. Mostyn House is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. There are five Governors. The Headmistress, Suzi Grenfell (MA Oxon, PGCE), is a member of the Independent Schools' Association and of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools.
Raby Park Road, Neston CH64 9NH
0151 336 3902
Email: Email: admin@nestonhigh.cheshire.sch.uk
A Specialist College of Science and the Visual Arts.
Head Teacher Steve Dool.
1566 on roll Sep 2009. We admit students attending our partner primary schools: Bishop Wilson, Neston Primary, Parkgate, Willaston and Woodfall and those living in our designated area. The school is regularly over subscribed with large numbers of students opting to come to us from the surrounding areas of Wirral and Cheshire. Our value added score, at every level, and in both genders, falls within the top 25% in the country. A staff well-being programme and professional development links with Chester University and the General Teaching Council has led to us becoming one of a hundred Teacher Learning Academies in the country.
Ofsted Report Sep 2009 Good 'Information about the school. Neston High School is larger than average. It is a stable school with a lower than average percentage of students entitled to free school meals. There are few students from minority ethnic backgrounds or who speak English as an additional language. The proportion of students with statements of special educational needs is above average. There are more boys than girls in the school and in some year groups the imbalance is considerable. The school has specialist science and visual arts college status. The school has a number of awards including: International Schools Advanced Award; Healthy Schools Award; Sports Mark Award; Inclusion Quality Mark; Eco Schools Green Flag Status; Learning Outside the Classroom Award; and Investors in People. It has recently been recognised as a Teacher Learning Academy Centre.
Main findings Neston High School is a good school. Students achieve well as a result of good teaching and strong leadership. It has some outstanding features, particularly in the excellent quality of the partnerships it has forged with parents and other partners. It has sustained many of the strengths identified at the previous inspection and has developed others. The extent to which students contribute to the school and wider community is excellent and in all other respects students' outcomes are good. Boys and girls are doing as well as each other and no one group of students is achieving less well than the rest. The quality of teaching and the curriculum are both good and the effectiveness of the school's care, guidance and support for students is outstanding. Overwhelmingly, students report being happy at school and parents express high levels of satisfaction with the school's work.
The school's partnerships with other agencies to promote students' learning and well-being are excellent as is its engagement with parents. In all other areas of its work, leadership and management of the school are good. Leadership and management of the sixth form are also good.
Since the last inspection, there has been a sustained effort by school leaders and staff to improve further the academic results achieved by students. Governors challenged the school, for example, over its English results at Key Stage 4. As a result of the actions taken the proportion of students gaining a good pass in English at GCSE has increased and the most recent national test results for English are on a par with those for mathematics. Examination results in the school's specialist arts subjects at GCSE and A level continue to be excellent. Progress in the science specialist subjects is satisfactory, and examination results are moving closer to the targets that have been set. In the sixth form, the proportion of students gaining grades A and B at GCE A level is rising, although overall test results remain broadly average.
Leaders are highly committed to developing and improving the school further. The school has well-embedded systems for collecting and analysing an extensive range of data on the performance and progress made by students. The data is used well to set challenging targets for individuals and groups. However, other forms of monitoring are less well developed or rigorous and, consequently, the school's evaluation of some aspects of its work is over generous. Examples of this include the school's judgements about the quality of teaching and learning across the school which, although good overall, are variable, and the quality of the provision and students' progress in the sixth form. Despite the steady improvements in some aspects of the sixth form, students' progress remains satisfactory overall.
Nevertheless, the school's ability to maintain and improve outcomes for all groups of students, especially academic outcomes, whilst initiating and securing new developments is clear evidence of its good capacity to improve.'
For details see http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/112285
Burton Road, NESTON CH64 1RE
0151 338 2500
Email: head@nestonpri.cheshire.sch.uk
Total on roll in September 2009 are 166. Acting Head Teachers are Annabel Elliott & Rob Golding. 2006 saw the 100th Anniversary.
Ofsted Report Dec 2007. Satisfactory 'This smaller than average school draws its pupils from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds. When the school was inspected in September 2006, it was given a Notice to Improve and asked to address issues related to pupils' standards and achievement, teaching and aspects of subject leadership. It was subsequently visited in May 2007 when it was judged to be making good progress. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is above average. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage. A very small number have English as an additional language. A broadly average proportion of pupils has learning difficulties and/or disabilities, including those with a statement of special educational need. Greater than average proportions of pupils leave or join the school at other than the usual times and overall numbers are falling. The school is involved in the Comenius Project, working with schools in other countries. It holds the Healthy Schools Award and the Schools Extra award for provision of extra-curricular activities. There have been many changes in staffing over the last two years. The headteacher was appointed in January 2007.'
For details see http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/90783
Brooklands Road, Parkgate NESTON CH64 6SW
0151 336 1609
Email: admin@parkgate.cheshire.sch.uk
170 on roll June 2007.
Head Mrs J.M. Downey.
Ofsted Report June 2007 Good 'This smaller than average sized school serves mainly White British pupils alongside a very small number of pupils from other minority ethnic backgrounds. The majority of pupils live in the local village where there is little sign of social or economic disadvantage. The entitlement to free school meals is below average as is the proportion of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. The school has achieved Sport England ActiveMark, Investors in People, Healthy School's Partnership and Healthy School awards and is currently on course to gain an ArtsMark award.'
For details see http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/85452
Mellock Lane, Little Neston NESTON CH64 9RW
0151 338 2468
Email: admin@stwinefrides.cheshire.sch.uk
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School
Head Mrs Dawn Ormes.
157 on roll Dec 2008.
St. Winefride's is a one-form entry, co-educational school in extensive grounds close to the centre of Neston. The younger children are taught in three large, self-contained rooms which, together with the school office and library, was completed in 1967. The second phase, for our older children, was completed in 1974. A dedicated I.C.T. Suite was opened in summer 2002. The school seeks to promote Catholic education by encouraging parents to send their children, at the age of eleven, to our designated Catholic High School in Chester.
Ofsted Report Dec 2008 Good 'Pupils who attend this school come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds. There are smaller than average proportions of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds or who are entitled to free school meals. Since its last inspection in 2005, the school roll has grown and the number of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities has increased. While this group of pupils represents a slightly lower than average proportion than normally found in most schools, there is a higher percentage than average with a statement of special educational needs. Most children who enter Reception class, which represents the EYFS, do so from a privately run Nursery which is sited in the school. The organisation that runs the Nursery also provides before- and after-school care for pupils. The Nursery and the before- and after-school provision are inspected and reported on separately.
The school has an Activemark Gold award.'
For details see http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/102817
Neston Road, Willaston NESTON CH64 2TN
0151 338 2421
In June 2009 there were 203 students.
Head Mrs Julie Chambers
Willaston Church of England Primary School
Ofsted report June 2009 Satisfactory. 'This smaller than average sized school is set in a small village and draws pupils from relatively advantaged backgrounds. The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage and a very small proportion is of a minority ethnic background. The percentage of pupils eligible for a free school meal is below average and the proportion of pupils who have learning difficulties and/or disabilities is below average. The school provides for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage in one Reception class. The school holds many awards including Healthy Schools, Inclusion Quality Mark and has Investors in People status.'
For details see http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/110042
Woodfall Lane, Little Neston, NESTON CH64 4BT
0151 338 2288
Head Mr F Toop
367 on roll May 2007. Woodfall Primary School opened in September 2005, following the amalgamation of the popular and successful Woodfall Infant and Woodfall Junior schools. The school was built in 1967-1970. We have two separate, well maintained buildings, one housing six single age group infant classes and the other housing eight single age group junior classes and a Primary Resource Base for pupils aged 4 - 11 with special educational needs. Both buildings have their own dining halls, separate playgrounds and share extensive playing fields. The majority of children transfer to Neston High School.
Ofsted Report May 2007 Satisfactory 'This is a larger than average primary school. The majority of pupils come from relatively advantaged backgrounds. Woodfall became a primary school in September 2005 as a result of the amalgamation between an infant and junior school. Most are from White British heritage and a very small proportion speak English as an additional language. A lower than usual proportion have learning difficulties and/or disabilities but the school does house a resource base for pupils with moderate learning difficulties and additional and complex needs. This means that it has a much higher than average proportion of pupils with statements of special educational need. Woodfall Primary has already gained the ActiveMark Gold award and is currently seeking to convert others to whole-school awards.'
For details see http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/(id)/83400
West Cheshire College is a vocational college with main campuses in Chester, Ellesmere Port and Capenhurst.
They also run courses at Neston Community & Youth Centre, and at Neston High School (see also What's On)
For details of the College see http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk or email info@west-cheshire.ac.uk
See also Adult education (lifelong learning) in Neston
Liverpool University has a campus at Leahurst (Veterinary School), and at Ness Gardens.
Chester University runs courses at Burton Manor.