# Whitegate Nursery School

Whitegate Nursery School is a nursery school in Burnley, for pupils aged 2 to 5.

It had 103 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Nursery school. Code E119096. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Nursery
- Type: Local authority nursery school
- Ages: 2 to 5
- Pupils: 103
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 119096

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Padiham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padiham-primary-school-e119164): 290 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Shuttleworth College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shuttleworth-college-e134994): 360 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Burnley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-high-school-e141028): 690 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-roman-catholic-primary-school-padiham-e119648): 780 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Padiham Green Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padiham-green-church-of-england-primary-school-e119366): 800 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holdsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holdsworth-school-e152515): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119096)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119096)

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