Fairfield Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–5 · Accrington, Lancashire
Fairfield Nursery School is a nursery school in Accrington, Lancashire for ages 2–5. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 October 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Fairfield Street, Accrington, BB5 0LD
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 58 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 October 2023
Strengths
- “Children are happy at Fairfield Nursery School.”
- “They confidently say goodbye to their parents and carers each day.”
- “Children feel safe and trust the adults to look after them.”
To improve
- “However, many children are at an early stage of acquiring language and communication skills.”
- “On occasions during conversations, gaps in children’s language or misconceptions go unchecked by staff.”
- “This means that some children do not have the opportunity to pick up the basics of language.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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