Rockwood Nursery School

  • Nursery
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 2 to 5
Ofsted judgements: Good

Kingsland Road, Burnley, BB11 3PUOpen in maps

Rockwood Nursery School is a nursery school in Burnley for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 8 July 2025, report published 8 September 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Met

Read the full Ofsted report

Pupil numbers and mix

104 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals0%

0%, 26.5 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language15.4%

15.4%, 6.2 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support23.1%

23.1%, 8.3 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0%

0%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Rockwood Nursery School

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Taywood Nursery School1 mileOfsted: Good
Stoneyholme Nursery School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
Basnett Street Nursery School2 milesOfsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Ightenhill Nursery School2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Reedley Hallows Nursery School2 milesOfsted: Good

School details

School type
Local authority nursery school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
2 to 5
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Faith Stringer
Phone
01282426711
Website
rockwoodnursery.com
Address
Kingsland Road, Burnley, BB11 3PU
Local authority
Lancashire
URN
119065

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.