Strong Close Nursery School
School Name: Strong Close Nursery School Address: Airedale Road Town/City: Keighley County: West Yorkshire Postcode: BD21 4LW Telephone Number: 01535 605272 Website: www.strongclosenscc.co.uk
Phase: Nursery (ages 2-5) Type: Local authority nursery school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Federation: Manningham Community Nursery Schools Federation
Executive Head Teacher: Mrs Helen Jones
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 95 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Free school meal eligibility: 4.3%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- PD - Physical Disability
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 107185
DfE Number: 380/1000
UPRN: 100051943742
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Bradford (E08000032)
Constituency: Keighley and Ilkley (E14001308)
Electoral Ward: Keighley East (E05016469)
Easting & Northing: 407464E, 441577N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 52' 15.55" N 1° 53' 16.19" W
Plus Code: 9C5WV4C6+9V
DfE Record: View record
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Same federation
- Mrs Barbara Carney - Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained Schoo. Appointed on 20 October 2021.
- Ms Caroline Firth - Governor. Appointed on 14 July 2021 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 20 October 2029.
- Mr Wasim Iqbal - Governor. Appointed on 7 December 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 7 December 2026.
- Mrs Helen Jones - Governor. Appointed on 5 November 2018 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Pete Sayers - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 11 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 September 2027.
- Mrs Sabahat Shahzad - Governor. Appointed on 16 July 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 16 July 2029.
- Rachel Sowerby - Governor. Appointed on 11 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 September 2027.