Full-day nursery in Beardwood, Blackburn with Darwen
School House Nursery
Meins Road, BLACKBURN, BB2 6QQ · 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
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Meins Road, BLACKBURN, BB2 6QQ · More nurseries in BB2
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Scar Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Witton Country Park3 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 Blackburn with Darwen there are about 3.3 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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School House Nursery is a full-day nursery at Meins Road, BLACKBURN, BB2 6QQ, in Beardwood, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 70 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 17 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Netstar 9 Ltd.
Run by Netstar 9 Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| School House NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Olive School, Blackburn Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- St Silas's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.5 miles
- Westholme School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Dar Ul Madinah ages 5–11 0.6 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Ashworth Nursery School Nurseryages 3–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 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 School House Nursery's opening hours?
School House Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is School House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated School House Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can School House Nursery take?
School House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs School House Nursery?
School House Nursery is run by Netstar 9 Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to School House Nursery?
Mill Hill (Lancs) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact School House Nursery?
You can call 01254 689808 and visit www.netstar9-childcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY265818 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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