Longshaw Nursery School
Nursery · Blackburn · BB2 3NF
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 23 April 2024
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101 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 15.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 1.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 119084
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 23 April 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. It had 101 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 78% (Blackburn with Darwen 39%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Blackburn with Darwen 28%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Blackburn with Darwen 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Blackburn with Darwen 16%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Blackburn with Darwen 1%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Blackburn with Darwen 2%, England 5%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Blackburn with Darwen 0%, England 0%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Blackburn with Darwen 3%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Blackburn with Darwen 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Blackburn with Darwen 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Blackburn with Darwen 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Blackburn with Darwen 0%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
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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Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 72% (79%) · premises 8% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (5%) · supplies and services 18% (8%) · educational supplies 11% (2%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 1% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £102,814; in-year balance +£15,979
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Inspection history since 2015
- 23 April 2024: School remains Good
- 26 February 2019: Good
- 17 May 2017: Inadequate
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 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 16.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 34.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 15.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 36.7% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 37.9% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 40.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 49.4% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 10.2% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 5.3% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 2.7% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 45.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01012600 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £128,000358 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £92,000–£169,500the 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
- 3an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 3an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 8an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 5an 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
- Longshaw Infant School
- Longshaw Community Junior School
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
- Eden School
- The Heights Blackburn
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School