The Orchards Nursery School
Nursery · Bolton · BL4 0NS
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 21 March 2024
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97 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 2.8% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 21.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 26.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.theorchardsnursery.co.uk
- URN
- 105145
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 21 March 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. It had 97 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 50% (Bolton 46%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 16% (Bolton 18%, England 5%) · Black African 9% (Bolton 8%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Bolton 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Bolton 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 3% (Bolton 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Bolton 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Bolton 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Bolton 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Bolton 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Bolton 10%, England 4%) · Any other White background 1% (Bolton 3%, England 7%) · White Irish 1% (Bolton 0%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 78% (79%) · premises 6% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (5%) · supplies and services 10% (8%) · educational supplies 5% (2%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 2% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £92,501; in-year balance +£14,190
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 21 March 2024: School remains Good
- 16 October 2018: School remains Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 21.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 20.6% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 21.7% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 23% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 48.9% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 65.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 24.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 9.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 5.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 3.5% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 6.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 21.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004874 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £190,000203 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £160,000–£233,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 4an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 4an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 12an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 4an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted