School profile
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 1QU
Overview
Ashworth Nursery School is a state-funded school (local authority nursery school) in Blackburn, North West, for pupils aged 3–4. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Local authority nursery school
- Establishment group
- Local authority maintained schools
- Phase of education
- Nursery
- Age range
- Ages 3–4
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 119091
Admissions
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 6 May 2026 · Published 18 June 2026
Renewed education inspection framework
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years (where applicable)
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision (where applicable)
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Other recent inspection activity
These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.
Ungraded inspection
Inspected 17 December 2019 · Published 21 January 2020
Outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Previous inspection information
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 22 March 2022 · Published 18 May 2022
Overall effectiveness: Good
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Addison Close, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 1QU
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
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