Full-day nursery in Westleigh, Wigan
Appy Little Plums Ltd
2 Alma Street, Leigh, WN7 5JL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2014Reference EY483066Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 June 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
2 Alma Street, Leigh, WN7 5JL · More nurseries in WN7
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including School Street, Coal Pit Lane and Northwell Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Westleigh Park2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Rota Glide playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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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Appy Little Plums Ltd is a full-day nursery at 2 Alma Street, Leigh, WN7 5JL, in Westleigh, Wigan. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 13 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.1 miles
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Newton Westpark Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Leigh St John's CofE Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.8 miles
- Leigh Central Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 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 Appy Little Plums Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Appy Little Plums Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 28 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Appy Little Plums Ltd take?
Appy Little Plums Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
How do I contact Appy Little Plums Ltd?
You can call 01942 602010.
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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 EY483066 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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