Howard Street Nursery School, Rochdale
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Howard Street Nursery excels at developing children's spoken language skills and creating a happy, safe environment where children enjoy coming to school. Staff build strong relationships with families and work effectively with the children's centre to support both children and parents. Children develop good social skills and behavior in a nurturing setting.
Key Strengths
- Staff help children make good progress in spoken language development through modeling, singing, and storytelling
- Most children behave well and have positive attitudes to learning, especially when sharing books and stories
- Strong partnerships with the integrated children's centre benefit children and families
- Parents value the nursery highly, reporting their children are happy, safe, and loved
- Governors are passionate about the school and its community contribution
Areas for Improvement
- Letters, sounds, and mathematics are not included in enough play activities to help children progress
- Teaching quality is inconsistent with expectations not high enough for children to explore and develop their own ideas
- The curriculum lacks sufficient opportunities for critical thinking, problem-solving, and physical development activities
- Children have too few chances to reflect on their achievement and understand how to improve
- Assessment data is not being used effectively to track progress or guide teaching improvements
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with parents reporting children are safe and appreciating the support provided to families.
Howard Street Nursery School requires improvement after previously being rated outstanding. Not enough children are making good progress in all areas of learning, particularly in letters, sounds, and mathematics.
At a Glance
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Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
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Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Places available
3,037
Applications
3,006
Got 1st preference
85.7%
Got preferred school
95.8%
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