Howard Street Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–4 · Rochdale
Howard Street Nursery School is a nursery school in Rochdale for ages 2–4 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Howard Street, Rochdale, OL12 0PP
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–4
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 73 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 32.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Children are happy at Howard Street Nursery School.”
- “They arrive full of smiles and confidently say goodbye to their parents and carers.”
- “They feel safe and trust the staff to care for them, including when they need comfort or reassurance.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, some children do not learn as well as they could.”
- “This is because some staff, particularly in the class for two-year-olds, do not talk enough with children to build their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
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