Lee Royd Nursery School
Nursery · Accrington · BB5 2LH
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 20 June 2024
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79 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
- 29.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 17% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.leeroydnursery.co.uk
- URN
- 119064
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 20 June 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. It had 79 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
Asian Pakistani 43% (Lancashire 8%, England 5%) · White British 33% (Lancashire 74%, England 60%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Lancashire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 4% (Lancashire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Lancashire 2%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Lancashire 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Lancashire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Lancashire 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 2% (Lancashire 3%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 1% (Lancashire 3%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Lancashire 2%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Lancashire 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 76% (79%) · premises 7% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (5%) · supplies and services 14% (8%) · educational supplies 2% (2%) · bought-in professional services 11% (3%) · catering 0% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £42,534; in-year balance -£41,525
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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
- 20 June 2024: School remains Good
- 13 November 2018: Good
- 15 March 2018: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
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)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 32.1% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 19.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 27.7% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 19.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 46.4% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 60.5% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 18.1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 21.5% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 14.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 15% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 26.2% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025037 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £110,000289 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £76,000–£185,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
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
- 5an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 10an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 33an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 9an 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
Nearby schools
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School
- The Hollins
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
- St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School