Basnett Street Nursery School is a mainstream nursery school with resourced provision in Burnley, Lancashire, for children and young people aged 3 to 5. Its specialist base takes children for specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia), visual impairment, hearing impairment and speech, language and communication.
- Ages 3–5
- 96 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision
- Pupils
- 96
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Lindsay Ingham (Headteacher)
- Council
- Lancashire
- School reference (URN)
- 119101
Needs its base supports
11 needs: dyslexia and SpLD, vision and 9 more
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
- Autism Other schools for this in Lancashire (29)
- Speech, language and communication Other schools for this in Lancashire (33)
Cognition and learning
- Specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia) Other schools for this in Lancashire (13)
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Lancashire (20)
- Severe learning difficulty Other schools for this in Lancashire (18)
Social, emotional and mental health
- Social, emotional and mental health Other schools for this in Lancashire (21)
Sensory and physical
- Hearing impairment Other schools for this in Lancashire (20)
- Visual impairment Other schools for this in Lancashire (18)
- Multi-sensory impairment Other schools for this in Lancashire (18)
- Physical disability Other schools for this in Lancashire (16)
It also lists other needs. Ask the school what these are.
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Lancashire council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, April 2025; school remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (December 2023)
Inspected in April 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, December 2023).
Contact and getting there
Basnett Street, Burnley, BB10 3ES
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Ridgewood Community High School Special school · Ages 11–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.3 miles
- Holly Grove School Special school · Ages 2–11 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.6 miles
- Barden Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 4–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
All SEND schools in Lancashire
By need in Lancashire: Speech and language (34) · Autism (30) · SEMH (22) · Moderate learning (21) · Hearing (21) · Severe learning (19) · Vision (19) · Multi-sensory (19) · PMLD (18) · Physical (17) · Dyslexia and SpLD (14)
Questions about Basnett Street Nursery School
How do I get a place in Basnett Street Nursery School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Basnett Street Nursery School support?
Specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia), visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication, autism, social, emotional and mental health, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulty and severe learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Basnett Street Nursery School take?
Aged 3 to 5, boys and girls.
What is Basnett Street Nursery School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Basnett Street Nursery School?
Basnett Street, Burnley, BB10 3ES, in Lancashire.
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