Longshaw Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen).
Location
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Longshaw Nursery School is a nursery located in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. The Joint Leadership Team is Gillian Crompton.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Music
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 119084
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Rintoul | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Victoria Foy | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Duckworth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jade Johnson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Melissa Shah | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jonathan Phipps | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lisa Riley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Pauline Lovick | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Corinne McMillan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2028 |
| Janet Cooper | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2029 |
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