Full-day nursery in Primrose, Lancashire
Bowland Preschool
St. James C Of E Primary School, Clitheroe, BB7 1ED · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–17:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. James C Of E Primary School, Clitheroe, BB7 1ED · More nurseries in BB7
Stations
- Clitheroe11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including St James Street, Holmes Mill and Ribblesdale CHS.
Parks and playgrounds
- Henthorn Park7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Clitheroe Castle Playground5 min walk
- Henthorn Park Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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Bowland Preschool is a full-day nursery at St. James C Of E Primary School, Clitheroe, BB7 1ED, in Primrose, Lancashire. It is registered for 16 children. It opens 08:00–17:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Ribblesdale School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.2 miles
- Ribblesdale Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- Edisford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Moorland School Limited ages 4–11 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Bowland Preschool's opening hours?
Bowland Preschool opens 08:00–17:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Bowland Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bowland Preschool Good at its inspection on 11 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bowland Preschool take?
Bowland Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bowland Preschool?
Clitheroe is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bowland Preschool?
You can call 01200 441374 and visit bowland.atctrust.org.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY549286 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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