Longshaw Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–5 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Longshaw Nursery School is a nursery school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 2–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Crosby Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NF
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Children settle quickly and are happy at this welcoming nursery school.”
- “The school is ambitious for children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Building children’s confidence and self-esteem is an important aspect of the school’s ambition for its children.”
To improve
- “That said, in a small number of activities, staff are not clear about the important knowledge that they should teach children.”
- “In these activities, children do not deepen their knowledge as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackburn with Darwen.
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- Higher Croft Children's Centre 0.5 mi Good
- Riverside Nursery 0.5 mi Outstanding
- Livesey Children's Centre 0.8 mi Outstanding
- Kiddiwinks Day Nursery (Blackburn) Limited 0.8 mi Good
- Tudor House Day Nursery @ Mill Hill 0.8 mi Good
- Tudor House Day Nursery @ Hancock St 0.9 mi Good