Full-day nursery in Cope Bank, Bolton
Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup
Lowndes Street Nursery, Lowndes Street, Bolton, BL1 4QB · 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 May 2017Reference EY544904Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places21 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 July 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
Lowndes Street Nursery, Lowndes Street, Bolton, BL1 4QB · More nurseries in BL1
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Mowbray Street, Merlin Grove and Ivy Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Hatfield Road 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 Bolton 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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Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Lowndes Street Nursery, Lowndes Street, Bolton, BL1 4QB, in Cope Bank, Bolton. It is registered for 21 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 3.4 from 5 reviews (November 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
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Devonshire Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Church Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Oxford Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Bolton School Infant & Nursery School ages 0–7has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Al-Huda Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 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 Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 7 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup take?
Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 21 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup?
Bolton is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup?
You can call 01204 491085 and visit www.boltoncog.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.
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544904 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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