Full-day nursery in Spring Hill, Oldham
Ambrose Nook Nursery
Prince Charlie Street, Derker, Oldham, OL1 4HJ · 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 2003Reference EY272230Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 12 May 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
Prince Charlie Street, Derker, Oldham, OL1 4HJ · More nurseries in OL1
Stations
- Derker (Manchester Metrolink)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
21 bus stops within 400 m, including Otago Street, Rothesay Road and Ripponden Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Waterhead Park6 min walk
- Stoneleigh Park7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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 Oldham there are about 3.6 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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Ambrose Nook Nursery is a full-day nursery at Prince Charlie Street, Derker, Oldham, OL1 4HJ, in Spring Hill, Oldham. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 8 reviews (November 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
- Woodlands Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Littlemoor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Mayfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Willowpark Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Greenacres Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Ambrose Nook Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ambrose Nook Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ambrose Nook Nursery take?
Ambrose Nook Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ambrose Nook Nursery?
Derker (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ambrose Nook Nursery?
You can call 0161 678 8400.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY272230 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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