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Brunel Nursery School

Nursery · Blackburn · BB1 1ES

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Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Needs attentionEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 19 May 2026 · report published 23 June 2026

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At a glance

34 pupils

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
3–4
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils
English as additional language
96.4% of pupils
SEN support
7.1% of pupils
EHC plan
0% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
URN
119092

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
10.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

62% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 38% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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