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Sunny Brow Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-4MixedLocal authority nursery school48 pupilsNurseryManchesterRochdale
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families4%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher23.8School workforce census
Pupils on roll48Census January 2026

Sunny Brow Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Manchester for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 48 pupils. About 4 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Sunny Brow Road, Archer Park, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4AD0161 643 3306sunnybrow.rochdale.sch.ukHeadteacher Debra Wright headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

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 Rochdale council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll48Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families4%4% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls21 / 27
White British pupils85%
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll485561595867
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals4%4%0%0%10%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2%6%2%3%3%6%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support2%16%5%4%3%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%0%2%2%0%

Staff and money

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

Teachers2.0full-time equivalent, 2 people
Pupils per teacher23.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants3.5full-time equivalent
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£10,290England £7,738. Total £494k
Income per pupil£9,760England £7,697. Total £468k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,235England £3,480
Money in reserve6%Not much put by: £28k, £593 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£25kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£10,290spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£207,000Rochdale
Nearest bus stop270 mLimefield Park, 12 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
Elizabeth House SchoolIndependent90 m5Not inspectedCompare
Parkfield Primary SchoolCouncil210 m212Good 202332Compare
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, MiddletonRoman Catholic730 m462Good 202322Compare
Middleton Parish Church SchoolAcademy920 m432No overall grade 2025Compare
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleRoman Catholic0.7 miles213No overall grade 202565Compare
Bowlee Park Community Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles900Outstanding 202396Compare
Rhodes Green CE Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles166Requires improvement 20220Compare
Alkrington Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles512Good 202370Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Sunny Brow Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Sunny Brow Nursery School yet.

How many pupils does Sunny Brow Nursery School have?

48 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
Sunny Brow Road, Archer Park, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4AD
Telephone
0161 643 3306
Website
www.sunnybrow.rochdale.sch.uk
Headteacher
Headteacher Debra Wright
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
Rochdale
Ward
South Middleton
Constituency
Blackley and Middleton South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105760 · LAESTAB 3541005

Where these figures come from