Oaklands Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Newcastle (Staffordshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome to Oaklands Nursery! "From tiny acorns, mighty oak trees grow" Oaklands Nursery is a long-established Local Authority Maintained Nursery School providing families with accessible, affordable and high quality nursery education and care for children aged two to five years.
We are situated in the heart of the Wolstanton/Porthill community, Newcastle-under-Lyme and offer a mix of part-time (15 hours) and 30 hours places for working parents which can be taken flexibly across the week. We also have 2 year old provision and paid additional hours for those who require it.
We can provide a fully flexible offer and you can use your childcare funding (if eligible) for both our core hours and wraparound hours. At Oaklands, we put the children at the heart of all we do, providing a truly child centred, creative and holistic approach to early years education.
Our approach nurtures and empowers children to be curious, make their own choices and become confident and resilient individuals. Through this approach, we aspire to foster a lifelong love of learning.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 123967
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Paula Pattison | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Smith | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sian Owen-Higginson | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graham Cook | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sally Lynch | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Gema-Opal Elizabeth Goldstone | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lorna Pateman Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Alice Rose Worthington Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record