School profile
Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0LD
Overview
Fairfield Nursery School is a state-funded school (local authority nursery school) in Accrington, 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
- 58
- URN
- 119086
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 inspection
Inspected 10 October 2023 · Published 19 November 2023
Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)
Overall effectiveness
Good
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding was effective
- Yes
Other recent inspection activity
These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.
Ungraded inspection
Inspected 23 February 2022 · Published 2 May 2022
Outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Fairfield Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0LD
- Local authority
- Lancashire
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