Full-day nursery in Newbridge, Lancashire
Barrowford Preschool Nursery
Wilton Street, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 8PU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 1992Reference 309230Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Wilton Street, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 8PU · More nurseries in BB9
Stations
- Nelson23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Wilton Street, Maud Street and Rushton Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Barrowford Park5 min walk
- Hodge House10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Lancashire there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Barrowford Preschool Nursery is a full-day nursery at Wilton Street, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 8PU, in Newbridge, Lancashire. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barrowford School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Bradley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Al-Ikhlaas Primary School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Bradley Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Lomeshaye Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Barrowford Preschool Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barrowford Preschool Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 12 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barrowford Preschool Nursery take?
Barrowford Preschool Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Barrowford Preschool Nursery?
Nelson is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Barrowford Preschool Nursery?
You can call 01282 698057.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 309230 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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