Strong Close Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Keighley (Bradford).
Location
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A ll decisions are guided by what will best serve the children and their families, reflecting a culture of care, integrity and high ambition.
A very warm welcome to our Outstanding Strong Close Nursery School where education has been delivered on our school site since the 1890's. We are a Local Authority Maintained Nursery School offering term time funded and fee paying places for children aged 2-5, with a caring, passionate and experienced staff team.
In addition we have 30 inclusive Early Years Enhanced Specialist Provision places for young children with a range of complex needs. We provide high quality nursery education, Monday to Friday during term time, with additional, extended provision between the hours of 7.30am to 5.30 pm.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 107185
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Pete Sayers | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sabahat Shahzad | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rachel Sowerby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Wasim Iqbal | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Barbara Carney | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2021 | |
| Ms Caroline Firth | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Jones | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record