Full-day nursery in Frenchwood, Lancashire
Ashbridge on Ribble
Victoria Road, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4AB · 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 September 2014Reference EY478907Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 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
Victoria Road, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4AB · More nurseries in PR5
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Edward Street, Mellings Fold and Ashworth Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rascals Party and Play Centre playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 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 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.
What parents say
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Ashbridge on Ribble is a full-day nursery at Victoria Road, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4AB, in Frenchwood, Lancashire. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 18 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Ashbridge School Ltd.
Run by Ashbridge School Ltd (school), which runs 4 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
- Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Frenchwood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Stoneygate Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Imam Muhammad Zakariya School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 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 Ashbridge on Ribble's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashbridge on Ribble Outstanding at its inspection on 5 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashbridge on Ribble take?
Ashbridge on Ribble is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashbridge on Ribble?
Ashbridge on Ribble is run by Ashbridge School Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ashbridge on Ribble?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashbridge on Ribble?
You can call 01772 561186 and visit www.ashbridgeschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY478907 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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