Full-day nursery in Broadheath, Trafford
Bridgewater Nursery
1A Bridgewater Road, Altrincham, WA14 1LB · 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 November 2024Reference 2813243Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places57 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 18 June 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
1A Bridgewater Road, Altrincham, WA14 1LB · More nurseries in WA14
Stations
- Navigation Road8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Timperley (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Altrincham19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including George Richards Way and The Navigation.
Parks and playgrounds
- Navigation Park2 min walk
- John Leigh Park12 min walk
- Navigation Road Recreation Area Playground3 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 Trafford 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.
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Bridgewater Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1A Bridgewater Road, Altrincham, WA14 1LB, in Broadheath, Trafford. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 19 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Bright Horizons Timperley Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Happy Kids Nursery & PreschoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Navigation Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Trafford Alternative Education Provision ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Forest School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Park Road Academy Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Broadheath Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.7 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 Bridgewater Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bridgewater Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bridgewater Nursery take?
Bridgewater Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bridgewater Nursery?
Navigation Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bridgewater Nursery?
You can call 0161 820 0288 and visit www.bridgewaternursery.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 2813243 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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