Full-day nursery in Waverledge, Lancashire
St.Wulstan's Pre-School
St.Wulstan's RC School, Rushton Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7JQ · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2008Reference EY372899Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 25 March 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
St.Wulstan's RC School, Rushton Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7JQ · More nurseries in BB6
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Russell Place, Lord Street and James Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lowerfold Park9 min walk
- Windsor Road Recreation ground11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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St.Wulstan's Pre-School is a full-day nursery at St.Wulstan's RC School, Rushton Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7JQ, in Waverledge, Lancashire. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.Wulstan's Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | 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
- Great Harwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- The Willows ages 5–16 1.1 miles
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.2 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 St.Wulstan's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St.Wulstan's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St.Wulstan's Pre-School take?
St.Wulstan's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St.Wulstan's Pre-School?
Rishton is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY372899 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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