Whitegate Nursery School

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

Victoria Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8TGOpen in maps

Whitegate 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 June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 June 2025, report published 18 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

103 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals0%

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

English as an additional language2.9%

2.9%, 18.7 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support11.7%

11.7%, 3.1 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0%

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

Schools near Whitegate Nursery School

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Rosegrove Nursery School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
Ightenhill Nursery School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
Taywood Nursery School2 milesOfsted: Good
Stoneyholme Nursery School2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Reedley Hallows Nursery School3 milesOfsted: Good

School details

School type
Local authority nursery school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
2 to 5
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Tasker
Phone
01282772283
Website
whitegate.org
Address
Victoria Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8TG
Local authority
Lancashire
URN
119096

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.