Full-day nursery in Crumpsall, Manchester
Acorn Grove Nursery
Woodville Children's Centre, Shirley Road, Cheetham Hill, M8 0NE · 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 September 2005Reference EY280214Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 September 2025Food 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
Woodville Children's Centre, Shirley Road, Cheetham Hill, M8 0NE · More nurseries in M8
Stations
- Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink)3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Queens Road (Manchester Metrolink)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Woodhalt Road, Cardinal Street and Woodlands Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crumpsall Park10 min walk
- Hendham Vale12 min walk
- Mandley Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 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 Manchester there are about 4.6 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 Grove Nursery is a full-day nursery at Woodville Children's Centre, Shirley Road, Cheetham Hill, M8 0NE, in Crumpsall, Manchester. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance.
Run by Pre-School Learning Alliance (school), which runs 28 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Abraham Moss Community School All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- The Olive School, Manchester Primaryages 4–11 0.4 miles
- Cravenwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Cheetham CofE Community Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Oasis Academy Temple Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Toras Emes ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- King David Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.5 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 Grove Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Grove Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Grove Nursery take?
Acorn Grove Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Acorn Grove Nursery?
Acorn Grove Nursery is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance, which runs 28 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Acorn Grove Nursery?
Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorn Grove Nursery?
You can call 0161 740 5687 and visit nursery.eyalliance.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY280214 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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