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Howard Street Nursery School

Nursery · Rochdale · OL12 0PP

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 27 June 2023

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At a glance

73 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
2–4
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
54.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.howardstreet.rochdale.sch.uk/
URN
105757

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 27 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 73 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other Asian background 30% (Rochdale 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 15% (Rochdale 21%, England 5%) · Black African 12% (Rochdale 7%, England 5%) · White British 12% (Rochdale 51%, England 60%) · Any other ethnic group 10% (Rochdale 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 6% (Rochdale 1%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Rochdale 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Rochdale 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 3% (Rochdale 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Rochdale 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Rochdale 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Rochdale 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
32.1
England 18.5

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

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £66,401; 66.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£11,322
Typical nursery school£13,398

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 77% (79%) · premises 7% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (5%) · supplies and services 8% (8%) · educational supplies 2% (2%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 1% (0%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £81,211; in-year balance +£25,427

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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

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications31.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work12.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways33.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health47%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier41.5%62.3%
Social housing8.2%17.1%
Privately rented50.2%20.5%
Detached houses5.5%22.9%
Flats9.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van41.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005486 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£140,000197 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£115,000–£195,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (27)£260,000
Semi-detached (29)£200,000
Terraced (120)£130,000
Flat (21)£125,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
42an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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

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