Full-day nursery in Fulshaw Park, Cheshire East
Ashdene Independent Pre-School
Thoresway Road, Wilmslow, SK9 6LJ · 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 April 1987Reference 304957Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 June 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
Thoresway Road, Wilmslow, SK9 6LJ · More nurseries in SK9
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashdene Road, Nursery Lane and Eden Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Pleasure2 min walk
- The Temp4 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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 Cheshire East there are about 2.5 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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Ashdene Independent Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Thoresway Road, Wilmslow, SK9 6LJ, in Fulshaw Park, Cheshire East. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 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
- Ashdene Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Lindow Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Gorsey Bank Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Wilmslow Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Alderley Edge Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- The Ryleys School ages 1–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Pownall Hall School ages 0–11has a nursery class 1.1 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 Ashdene Independent Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashdene Independent Pre-School Good at its inspection on 4 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashdene Independent Pre-School take?
Ashdene Independent Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ashdene Independent Pre-School?
Alderley Edge is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashdene Independent Pre-School?
You can call 01625 521794 and visit ashdenepreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 304957 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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