School profile
Bacup Nursery School
Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 8EF
Overview
Bacup Nursery School is a state-funded school (local authority nursery school) in Bacup, North West, for pupils aged 2–5. 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 2–5
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- URN
- 119097
Admissions
- Local authority
- Lancashire
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 9 June 2026 · Published 15 July 2026
Renewed education inspection framework
- 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
- Early years (where applicable)
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision (where applicable)
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Previous inspection information
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 June 2022 · Published 21 September 2022
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 8EF
- Local authority
- Lancashire
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