Full-day nursery in Great Crosby, Sefton
Atherton House School
6 Alexandra Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 7TF · 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 2005Reference EY302394Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 February 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
6 Alexandra Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 7TF · More nurseries in L23
Stations
- Blundellsands & Crosby9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Hall Road22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Victoria Avenue, Cambridge Road and York Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alexandra Park3 min walk
- Coronation Park3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Sefton there are about 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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Atherton House School is a full-day nursery at 6 Alexandra Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 7TF, in Great Crosby, Sefton. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St. Mary's College ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Valewood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Merchant Taylors' Schools ages 4–19 0.5 miles
- Great Crosby Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Ursuline Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 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 Atherton House School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Atherton House School Good at its inspection on 2 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Atherton House School take?
Atherton House School is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Atherton House School?
Blundellsands & Crosby is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Atherton House School?
You can call 0151 924 5578 and visit www.athertonhouse.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY302394 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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