Full-day nursery in Adlington, Lancashire
Anderton Day Nursery
St Josephs Old School, Bolton Road, Anderton, PR6 9LX · 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 1992Reference 309213Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Josephs Old School, Bolton Road, Anderton, PR6 9LX · More nurseries in PR6
Stations
- Adlington (Lancs)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Rothwell Road, Elephant and Castle and Peel Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George's Field6 min walk
- Fairview Youth & Community Centre12 min walk
- Playground2 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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.
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Anderton Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at St Josephs Old School, Bolton Road, Anderton, PR6 9LX, in Adlington, Lancashire. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Anderton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Adlington Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Rivington Foundation Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.6 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 Anderton Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Anderton Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Anderton Day Nursery take?
Anderton Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Anderton Day Nursery?
Adlington (Lancs) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 309213 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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