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School · NurseryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Turncroft Nursery School

Local authority nursery nursery school in Darwen (Blackburn with Darwen).

Pupils
58
on roll
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected May 2025
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
21.3
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
0.0%
2025/26
Capacity
-
not recorded
Teacher turnover
0.0%
2024/25

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Turncroft Nursery School is a nursery school located in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 4 and currently has 59 pupils on roll. The school is led by Mrs Gayle Berry.

Key facts

URN
119099
Type
Local authority nursery school
Phase
Nursery
Ages
3 to 4
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (8 current, 1 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Damian CollinsChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2029

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Rebecca WhalleyGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Headteacher Gayle BerryGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Miss Jenny MurphyGovernorElected by school staffsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Linda LawrenceGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Councillor Anthony ShawGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Trudy JonesGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2028
Mrs Lillian SaltonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · until 2028
Mrs Tracey Smith FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · 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