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Bacup Nursery School
Nursery · Mixed · Ages 2–5 · Council nursery school
Cowtoot Lane, Bacup OL13 8EF · bacup.lancs.sch.uk · 01706 873856
On the mapSearch near OL13 8EF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Pupils
- 66
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 0%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bacup Nursery School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 22
- 21% · 2 Apr 2023
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▲96% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲100% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 74%
based on the 41% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 49%
based on the 9% who had a child bullied