Hillside Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Rossendale (Lancashire).
Location
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Viewing us on your mobile phone - please use the white drop down arrows in the menu section. Hillside Nursery and Forest School is a maintained Nursery School offering funded places to children aged 9 months to 4 years. We also accommodate fee-paying children.
Breakfast, lunch club and wraparound sessions are available for all children enabling parent's childcare needs to be met. The Nursery is organised into three classes, 9 months to 2 year old (Seedlings), 2 - 3 year old classroom (Acorn) and 3-4 year old classroom (Oak). The provision is carefully planned to meet the unique needs of each age group.
Our Forest Room provides opportunities to make links in learning between the inside and outdoor provision. There is an on-site Forest School placing outdoor learning at the heart of the Nursery School's Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 119093
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Karen Gordon | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Joanne Rainey Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Morris | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 · until 2028 | |
| Mrs Karen Gordon | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Lee Wright | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Adrian Lythgoe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Camilla Gray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Suzanne Craven Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Robinson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Tracey Ashton Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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