Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, Blackburn, BB1 1ES
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Rogers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 34
- URN
- 119092
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Telephone
- 01254291250
About this school
Brunel Nursery School is a nursery school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 4 and has 34 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brunel 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. 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Brunel 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 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 28 |
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
- 96.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashworth Nursery School0.9 miles
Nursery · Blackburn
-
Longshaw Nursery School1.2 miles
Nursery · Blackburn
-
Turncroft Nursery School3.7 miles
Nursery · Darwen
-
Fairfield Nursery School3.7 miles
Nursery · Accrington
-
Lee Royd Nursery School4.6 miles
Nursery · Accrington
Other schools in Blackburn
- Ashworth 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 ages does Brunel Nursery School teach?
- Brunel Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 4. It is a nursery school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Brunel Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Brunel Nursery School is Mr Julian Rogers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brunel Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brunel 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 Brunel Nursery School?
- Brunel Nursery School has 34 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 4.
- Is Brunel Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Brunel Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brunel Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brunel Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Brunel 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 Brunel 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.