Full-day nursery in Higher Disley, Cheshire East
Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery
The Old Church, Buxton Old Road, Higher Disley, SK12 2BU · 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 September 2005Reference EY314653Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 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
The Old Church, Buxton Old Road, Higher Disley, SK12 2BU · More nurseries in SK12
Stations
- Disley14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Methodist Church, Elizabeth Avenue and Plough Boy PH.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Dane Hill Close Playground5 min walk
- Arnold Rhodes Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Old Church, Buxton Old Road, Higher Disley, SK12 2BU, in Higher Disley, Cheshire East. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Blue Grass Purple Cow Limited.
Run by Blue Grass Purple Cow Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Grass Purple Cow NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Disley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Hague Bar Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.4 miles
- New Mills Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.5 miles
- New Mills Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.6 miles
- Brookside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.6 miles
- St George's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.8 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 Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery take?
Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery?
Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery is run by Blue Grass Purple Cow Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery?
Disley is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery?
You can call 01663 764400 and visit www.bluegrasspurplecow.co.uk.
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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 EY314653 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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