Nursery school in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen
Turncroft Nursery School
Highfield Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 2DN
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 20 May 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- Girls / boys
- 26 / 32
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 0%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Blackburn with Darwen 015A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 21%
- Households owning their home
- 66%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 26%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- Ages 3–4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Gayle Berry
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Ward
- Darwen South
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- URN
- 119099
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest nursery schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longshaw Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Good 2024 | — | 2.7 mi |
| Brunel Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | No grade | — | 3.7 mi |
| Ashworth Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | No grade | — | 4 mi |
| Fairfield Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Good 2023 | — | 4.9 mi |
| Lee Royd Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Good 2024 | — | 5.4 mi |
| Hillside Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Good 2023 | — | 5.9 mi |
| Highfield Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | No grade | — | 7.1 mi |
| Duke Street Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Outstanding 2024 | — | 7.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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