Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, Blackburn, BB2 1QU
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzanne Jackson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 119091
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254263312
About this school
Ashworth Nursery School is a nursery school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 4 and has 71 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Ashworth 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 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
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
- 81.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brunel Nursery School0.9 miles
Nursery · Blackburn
-
Longshaw Nursery School1.3 miles
Nursery · Blackburn
-
Turncroft Nursery School4.0 miles
Nursery · Darwen
-
Fairfield Nursery School4.6 miles
Nursery · Accrington
-
Lee Royd Nursery School5.5 miles
Nursery · Accrington
Other schools in Blackburn
- Brunel Nursery School Nursery
- Longshaw Nursery School Nursery
- Audley Infant School Primary
- Audley Junior School Primary
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Belthorn Academy Primary School Primary
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Primary
- Brookhouse Primary School Primary
- Cedars Primary School Primary
- Daisyfield Primary School Primary
- Feniscowles Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashworth Nursery School teach?
- Ashworth Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 4. It is a nursery school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashworth Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Ashworth Nursery School is Mrs Suzanne Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashworth Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashworth 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 Ashworth Nursery School?
- Ashworth Nursery School has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 4.
- Is Ashworth Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Ashworth Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashworth Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashworth Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Ashworth 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 Ashworth 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 15 July 2026.