Howard Street Nursery School

State-Funded School

howard-street-nursery-school-rochdale-north-west

North WestRegion

RochdaleLocal Authority

RochdaleConstituency

OL12 0PPPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Howard Street Nursery School is a state-funded nursery for pupils aged 2–4, located in Rochdale, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 73 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Ethnicity

White

14%

Asian

53%

Black

15%

Mixed

Any other group

10%

Pupils

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

58%

England average

22%

Young carers

—

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Nursery
Age range: 2 – 4
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 73
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
8 Feb 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.