Bacup Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–5 · Bacup, Lancashire
Bacup Nursery School is a nursery school in Bacup, Lancashire for ages 2–5 (local authority nursery school).
Key facts
- Address
- Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 66 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Children love attending this school.”
- “They are eager to join in with the enticing activities that are on offer.”
- “For example, in the woodland area, children cherish the opportunity to climb trees, fly through the air on a tyre-rope swing and explore different leaves.”
To improve
- “They communicate clearly to parents about the negative impact that absence has on children’s learning.”
- “They have a clear insight into the absence patterns of children who do not attend as regularly as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Vale Street Nursery 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre 0.3 mi Good
- Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre 1.0 mi Good
- Little Minds Education Limited Forest School Nursery 1.4 mi Outstanding
- Tunstead Playgroup 1.4 mi Good
- Whitewell Bottom Pre School 2.1 mi Good
- PALS-Water Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Good as Gold Child Care Centre 2.3 mi Good