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Duke Street Nursery School

URN
119066
Phase
Nursery
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Duke Street Nursery School
URN
119066
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-5
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

63 / 100

Good

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

58

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#232 of 353 schools in Lancashire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
9 September 2024
Inspection date
4 July 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Outstanding

    Graded 9 September 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Lancashire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Lancashire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.dukestreet-nur.lancs.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

PR7 3DU - Duke Street, Chorley, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Duke Street, Chorley, Lancashire
Postcode
PR7 3DU
Phone
1257262430
Website
www.dukestreet-nur.lancs.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Lancashire
Local authority code
888

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 1,046 schools in Lancashire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

1,046

Open schools

702

Closed schools

340

Primary schools

622

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    9 September 20244 July 2024-School remains OutstandingView report for inspection published 9 September 2024
    • School remains Outstanding

      Published
      9 September 2024
      Inspected
      4 July 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    159

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary622 (61.4%)
    • Secondary159 (15.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other232 (22.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Duke Street Primary School90 mPrimaryOpen
    Duke Street Junior School157 mPrimaryClosed
    Duke Street Infant School157 mPrimaryClosed
    Mayfield School310 mNot applicableOpen
    Shaftesbury High School425 mNot applicableOpen
    Westmorland School531 mNot applicableOpen
    St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley708 mPrimaryOpen
    Progress Schools - Chorley711 mNot applicableClosed
    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley720 mPrimaryOpen
    St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley788 mPrimaryOpen
    • Duke Street Primary School
      Distance
      90 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Duke Street Junior School
      Distance
      157 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Duke Street Infant School
      Distance
      157 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Mayfield School
      Distance
      310 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Nursery) and local authority (Lancashire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Accrington Road Nursery SchoolNurseryBB11 4BUClosed
    Appletree Nursery SchoolNurseryLA1 5QBOpen
    Bacup Nursery SchoolNurseryOL13 8EFOpen
    Barden Lane Nursery SchoolNurseryBB10 1HYClosed
    Basnett Street Nursery SchoolNurseryBB10 3ESOpen
    • Accrington Road Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      BB11 4BU
      Status
      Closed
    • Appletree Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      LA1 5QB
      Status
      Open
    • Bacup Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      OL13 8EF
      Status
      Open
    • Barden Lane Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      BB10 1HY
      Status
      Closed
    • Basnett Street Nursery School
    Shaftesbury High School
    Distance
    425 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Westmorland School
    Distance
    531 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
    Distance
    708 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Progress Schools - Chorley
    Distance
    711 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
    Distance
    720 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley
    Distance
    788 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Nursery
    Postcode
    BB10 3ES
    Status
    Open