Basnett Street Nursery School
Basnett Street, Burnley, BB10 3ES
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Lindsay Ingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 119101
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282457235
About this school
Basnett Street Nursery School is a nursery school in Burnley. It teaches children aged 3 to 5 and has 96 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Basnett 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 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
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
- 70.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Reedley Hallows Nursery School0.6 miles
Nursery · Burnley
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Stoneyholme Nursery School1.0 miles
Nursery · Burnley
-
Woodfield Nursery School1.5 miles
Nursery · Nelson
-
Rockwood Nursery School1.6 miles
Nursery · Burnley
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Taywood Nursery School1.9 miles
Nursery · Burnley
Other schools in Burnley
- Ightenhill Nursery School Nursery
- Reedley Hallows Nursery School Nursery
- Rockwood Nursery School Nursery
- Rosegrove Nursery School Nursery
- Stoneyholme Nursery School Nursery
- Taywood Nursery School Nursery
- Whitegate Nursery School Nursery
- Barden Primary School Primary
- Briercliffe Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brunshaw Primary School Primary
- Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Basnett Street Nursery School teach?
- Basnett Street Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 5. It is a nursery school in Burnley.
- Who is the headteacher of Basnett Street Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Basnett Street Nursery School is Headteacher Lindsay Ingham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Basnett Street Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Basnett 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 big is Basnett Street Nursery School?
- Basnett Street Nursery School has 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 5.
- Is Basnett Street Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Basnett Street Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Basnett Street Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Basnett Street Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Basnett Street Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Basnett Street Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Basnett 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 Basnett 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 30 June 2026.