Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre, Bolton
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre is a nursery school for pupils aged 2 to 4 in Bolton. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2024 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2017)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre in detail
Who goes there
0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 13.1% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 35 pupils (21.9%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre has a SEN unit for visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 12 places, 11 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Farnworth Rail Station, about 310 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lord Street (near), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from October 2017, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Outstanding.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Grosvenor Nursery School creates an incredibly happy environment where every child feels safe and included. Staff are highly skilled at responding to individual children's needs, whether they have special educational needs or not, and all children make excellent progress. The school combines exceptional teaching with wonderful indoor and outdoor learning opportunities, preparing children really well for their next stage of education.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional focus on communication and language development for all children, including those with SEND
- Well-designed curriculum that makes learning deeply meaningful and engaging
- Expert staff who respond skilfully to each child's individual needs and stage of development
- Strong support for children's emotional development and behaviour through consistent, patient approaches
- High-quality teaching with staff given time to build meaningful relationships with children
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders and staff putting children's interests first and creating an open, positive culture around safeguarding.
Extracurricular Activities
Volunteer-run lending library, visits to local residential care home
Grosvenor Nursery School continues to be an outstanding school that provides an incredibly happy learning environment where children, including those with special educational needs, settle quickly and thrive. The school offers exceptional early years education with a well-thought-out curriculum delivered indoors and outdoors.
At a Glance
0.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Vision, Other, Speech and language +5
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby nursery schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 42
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 10 serious and 30 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bolton is 14 (the median across 148 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bolton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bolton
Across Bolton council
Places available
4,385
Applications
3,868
Got 1st preference
87.1%
Got preferred school
96.8%
All secondary applications across Bolton council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
35
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
21.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre has a SEN unit for visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 12 places, 11 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
160
Total Pupils
86
Boys
74
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
3
Teachers
53.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,316
Mean salary
2026 data
Questions parents ask about Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre
What is Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre's Ofsted rating?
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2017, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre?
No fixed boundary. When Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre is oversubscribed, Bolton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How many pupils go to Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre?
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre has around 160 pupils on roll.
Does Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre have specialist SEN provision?
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre has a SEN unit for visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 12 places, 11 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre?
Apply through Bolton's coordinated admissions process, naming Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 10 serious and 30 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bolton is 14 (the median across 148 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre?
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre is at Lord Street, Kearsley, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 8AR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)