McMillan Nursery School

State-Funded School

mcmillan-nursery-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Pendle and ClitheroeConstituency

BB9 9AGPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

McMillan Nursery School is a state-funded nursery for pupils aged 2–5, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 89 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

20%

Asian

18%

Mixed

53%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

61%Boys

39%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

—

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Nursery
Age range: 2 – 5
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 89
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Sept 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.