McMillan Nursery School
Railway Street, Nelson, BB9 9AG
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Cathy Stokes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 119095
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282612709
About this school
McMillan Nursery School is a nursery school in Nelson. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 89 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. 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 McMillan 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 | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 43.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bradley Nursery School0.4 miles
Nursery · Nelson
-
Woodfield Nursery School1.1 miles
Nursery · Nelson
-
Walton Lane Nursery School1.2 miles
Nursery · Nelson
-
Reedley Hallows Nursery School2.2 miles
Nursery · Burnley
-
Basnett Street Nursery School2.3 miles
Nursery · Burnley
Other schools in Nelson
- Bradley Nursery School Nursery
- Walton Lane 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 McMillan Nursery School teach?
- McMillan Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Nelson.
- Who is the headteacher of McMillan Nursery School?
- The headteacher of McMillan Nursery School is Miss Cathy Stokes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was McMillan Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected McMillan 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 McMillan Nursery School?
- McMillan Nursery School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is McMillan Nursery School a faith school?
- No. McMillan Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does McMillan Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records McMillan Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does McMillan 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 McMillan 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.