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Brunel Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-4MixedLocal authority nursery school34 pupilsNurseryBlackburnBlackburn with Darwen
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedNeeds attention teachingOfsted report card, May 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher10.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll34Census January 2026

Brunel Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Blackburn for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 34 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in May 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Cambridge Street, Blackburn, BB1 1ES01254 291250Mr Julian Rogers headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 19 May 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
As expected
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
As expected
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
Needs attention
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
26 April 2022UngradedSchool remains Good

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Blackburn with Darwen council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll34Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English94%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support6%2 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls17 / 17
White British pupils6%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll342842504152
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language94%96%93%98%98%96%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–7%36%40%24%52%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–0%0%0%0%0%

Staff

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.

Teachers2.0full-time equivalent, 2 people
Pupils per teacher10.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants1.0full-time equivalent
Teachers who left in the year38%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m67812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate92 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£169,000Blackburn with Darwen
Nearest bus stop160 mJans Conference Centre, 23 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England60 m258Report card 202614Compare
Al Islah Girls' High SchoolIndependent370 m119Not inspected–Compare
Audley Infant SchoolCouncil650 m280Good 202458Compare
Audley Junior SchoolCouncil650 m392Good 202270Compare
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic660 m203Good 202260Compare
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England700 m464Good 202467Compare
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic730 m154No overall grade 202433Compare
Blackburn Central High SchoolAcademy810 m1,015Good 202233Compare
All schools in Blackburn with DarwenAll schools in BlackburnBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Brunel Nursery School a good school?

Brunel Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from May 2026 rated its teaching as needs attention.

What is Brunel Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 19 May 2026 it rated teaching as needs attention, achievement as needs attention, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as needs attention.

How many pupils does Brunel Nursery School have?

34 pupils aged 3 to 4 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Cambridge Street, Blackburn, BB1 1ES
Telephone
01254 291250
Headteacher
Mr Julian Rogers
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Ward
Blackburn Central
Constituency
Blackburn
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
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Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from