Howard Street Nursery School
About Howard Street Nursery School
Howard Street Nursery School, a state nursery in Rochdale for children aged two to four, holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in June 2023. This rating is consistent with its previous inspection in 2016, which also judged the school as Good. The Ofsted report awarded Good marks across all four graded areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. For a nursery school, the most telling metric is the quality of education judgement, and here the school has maintained a solid Good. In the local authority of Rochdale, there are only two state nursery schools in total, and Howard Street is one of them; the other holds an Outstanding rating. This places the school in a small but competitive local landscape, where it has held its ground steadily over two inspection cycles.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
27 Jun 2023Source: Ofsted, 13 Sept 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
4Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
3Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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