Bacup Nursery School
Local authority nursery school in Bacup, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Nursery |
|---|---|
| Type | Local authority nursery school |
| Age range | 2 to 5 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 66 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Free school meals | .00% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 8EF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.bacup.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01706873856 |
| URN | 119097 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 15 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 June 2022, published 21 September 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Staghills Nursery School (nursery school, about 4.0 km)
- Hillside Nursery School (nursery school, about 7.7 km)
- Rockwood Nursery School (nursery school, about 8.3 km)
- Howard Street Nursery School (nursery school, about 9.8 km)
- Taywood Nursery School (nursery school, about 9.9 km)
- Basnett Street Nursery School (nursery school, about 10.6 km)
- Ightenhill Nursery School (nursery school, about 10.6 km)
- Stoneyholme Nursery School (nursery school, about 10.7 km)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.