Howard Street Nursery School
Howard Street, Rochdale, OL12 0PP
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa-Jayne Walsh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 105757
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706646103
About this school
Howard Street Nursery School is a nursery school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 2 to 4 and has 73 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Howard Street Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Howard Street Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 72 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 27 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report19 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 54.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hoyle Nursery School5.0 miles
Nursery · Bury
-
Sunny Brow Nursery School5.4 miles
Nursery · Manchester
-
Bacup Nursery School6.1 miles
Nursery · Bacup
-
Staghills Nursery School6.6 miles
Nursery · Rossendale
-
Hillside Nursery School8.6 miles
Nursery · Rossendale
Other schools in Rochdale
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary
- Belfield Community School Primary
- Brimrod Community Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Community Primary School Primary
- Caldershaw Primary School Primary
- Castleton Primary School Primary
- Crossgates Primary School Primary
- Deeplish Primary Academy Primary
- Greenbank Primary School Primary
- Hamer Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Howard Street Nursery School teach?
- Howard Street Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 4. It is a nursery school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Howard Street Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Howard Street Nursery School is Mrs Lisa-Jayne Walsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Howard Street Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howard Street Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Howard Street Nursery School?
- Howard Street Nursery School has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 4.
- Is Howard Street Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Howard Street Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Howard Street Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Howard Street Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Howard Street Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Howard Street Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 3 July 2026.