Walton Lane Nursery School
Walton Lane, Nelson, BB9 8BP
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jan Holmes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 119079
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282613437
About this school
Walton Lane Nursery School is a nursery school in Nelson. It teaches children aged 3 to 5 and has 55 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Walton Lane 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 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 58 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bradley Nursery School1.2 miles
Nursery · Nelson
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McMillan Nursery School1.2 miles
Nursery · Nelson
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Newtown Nursery School1.5 miles
Nursery · Colne
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Woodfield Nursery School2.2 miles
Nursery · Nelson
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Basnett Street Nursery School3.1 miles
Nursery · Burnley
Other schools in Nelson
- Bradley Nursery School Nursery
- McMillan Nursery School Nursery
- Woodfield Nursery School Nursery
- Barrowford School Primary
- Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blacko Primary School Primary
- Bradley Primary School Primary
- Castercliff Primary School Primary
- Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy Primary
- Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson Primary
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Lomeshaye Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Walton Lane Nursery School teach?
- Walton Lane Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 5. It is a nursery school in Nelson.
- Who is the headteacher of Walton Lane Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Walton Lane Nursery School is Ms Jan Holmes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walton Lane Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walton Lane 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 big is Walton Lane Nursery School?
- Walton Lane Nursery School has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 5.
- Is Walton Lane Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Walton Lane Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walton Lane Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Walton Lane Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Walton Lane 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 Walton Lane 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 30 June 2026.