Full-day nursery in Castlefields, Halton
Acorn Community Nursery
Kingshead Close, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2JE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2000Reference 303430Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kingshead Close, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2JE · More nurseries in WA7
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Castlefields Ctr., Castlefields Avenue North and Castlefields Avenue North (hail And Ride).
Parks and playgrounds
- Phoenix Park7 min walk
- Halton Common9 min walk
- Norton Priory12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Halton there are about 3.1 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Acorn Community Nursery is a full-day nursery at Kingshead Close, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2JE, in Castlefields, Halton. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Astmoor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- The Brow Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.6 miles
- Castle View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Windmill Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Acorn Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Community Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Community Nursery take?
Acorn Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Acorn Community Nursery?
Runcorn East is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorn Community Nursery?
You can call 01928 576369.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 303430 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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