Full-day nursery in Netherton, Cheshire West and Chester
Ashton House Nursery
Simons Lane, Frodsham, WA6 6HE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 June 2020Reference 2594006Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places126 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Simons Lane, Frodsham, WA6 6HE · More nurseries in WA6
Parks and playgrounds
- Frodsham Hill Memorial Field12 min walk
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Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cheshire West and Chester there are about 2.4 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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Ashton House Nursery is a full-day nursery at Simons Lane, Frodsham, WA6 6HE, in Netherton, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 126 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Ashton House Nursery Limited.
Run by Ashton House Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Frodsham CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- Frodsham Manor House Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Helsby Hillside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.4 miles
- Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.5 miles
- Frodsham Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.7 miles
- Alvanley and Manley Village School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.8 miles
- Helsby High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 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 Ashton House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashton House Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashton House Nursery take?
Ashton House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 126 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashton House Nursery?
Ashton House Nursery is run by Ashton House Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ashton House Nursery?
Frodsham is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashton House Nursery?
You can call 01928 732875 and visit www.ashtonhousenursery.co.uk.
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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.
- © 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 2594006 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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