Nursery
Turncroft Nursery School
Highfield Road, Darwen, BB3 2DN
Key facts
- Phase
- Nursery
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 4
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 58 pupils
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Nursery
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 5.7
- Pupils per adult
- 9.6
- Pupils
- 55
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2025
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Highfield Road, Darwen, BB3 2DN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Blackburn with Darwen admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Gayle Berry
- Address
- Highfield Road, Darwen, BB3 2DN
- Telephone
- 01254701534