Strong Close Nursery School, Keighley
Strong Close Nursery School is a nursery school for pupils aged 2 to 5 in Keighley. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Strong Close Nursery School in detail
What parents say
12 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Strong Close Nursery School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).
Who goes there
8.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 17.9% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 16 pupils (16.8%) received SEN support and 18 (18.9%) had an education, health and care plan. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Strong Close Nursery School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 30 places, 29 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Keighley Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Strong Close School, 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Strong Close Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: Ofsted Parent View; 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 · 1 year agoThis judgement is from March 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Strong Close excels at helping children flourish through a well-researched curriculum and caring environment. The school places early reading at the heart of learning, with engaging storytelling and a book-posting scheme that parents love. Children develop confidence, independence and strong social skills through enriching activities that build empathy and community connections.
Key Strengths
- Excellent curriculum based on child development research, with coherent sequencing that helps children build knowledge progressively
- Outstanding behaviour supported by consistent staff application of behaviour policy and shared language
- Exceptional personal development opportunities including work with artists, gardeners, visits to heritage sites, and community connections
- High-quality adult-child interactions with staff skilled at supporting language and learning
- Fully inclusive approach with strong support for children with SEND integrated into mainstream school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear processes in place to keep children safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Work with artist in residence, work with gardener, visits to local heritage sites, community connections with elderly neighbours, breakfast and after-school clubs
Strong Close Nursery School is an outstanding nursery where children flourish and make excellent progress. The school has been rated Outstanding across all key areas including quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership.
At a Glance
8.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SpLD, Vision, Other +9
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
12 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby nursery schools
Keep up with Strong Close Nursery School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Strong Close Nursery School is in Bradford; for families living there:
- Bradford's school travel policy: Home to school travel and transport policy for children of compulsory school age
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 13 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 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 Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 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 - Keighley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Keighley
Across Bradford council
Places available
7,308
Applications
7,489
Got 1st preference
78.1%
Got preferred school
94.4%
All secondary applications across Bradford council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(7)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
35.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Strong Close Nursery School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 30 places, 29 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
95
Total Pupils
50
Boys
45
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,450
Mean salary
2026 data
Questions parents ask about Strong Close Nursery School
What is Strong Close Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Strong Close Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Strong Close Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Strong Close Nursery School is oversubscribed, Bradford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How many pupils go to Strong Close Nursery School?
Strong Close Nursery School has around 95 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Strong Close Nursery School have specialist SEN provision?
Strong Close Nursery School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 30 places, 29 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Strong Close Nursery School?
Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming Strong Close Nursery School 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 Strong Close Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 13 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 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 Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Strong Close Nursery School?
Strong Close Nursery School is at Airedale Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 4LW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)