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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- 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.
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