Full-day nursery in Old Trafford, Trafford
Bright Horizons at Trafford
463 Stretford Road, MANCHESTER, M16 9AB · 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 August 2007Reference EY361168Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 June 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
463 Stretford Road, MANCHESTER, M16 9AB · More nurseries in M16
Stations
- Cornbrook (Manchester Metrolink)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Pomona (Manchester Metrolink)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Henrietta Street, Cornbrook Street and Malvern Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hullard Park2 min walk
- Barrack Street Park7 min walk
- Seymour Park8 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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.
What parents say
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Bright Horizons at Trafford is a full-day nursery at 463 Stretford Road, MANCHESTER, M16 9AB, in Old Trafford, Trafford. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 18 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Old Trafford Community Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Alphonsus RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Afifah School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Seymour Park Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Rolls Crescent Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Crown Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.7 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 Bright Horizons at Trafford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons at Trafford Outstanding at its inspection on 14 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons at Trafford take?
Bright Horizons at Trafford is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons at Trafford?
Bright Horizons at Trafford is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons at Trafford?
Cornbrook (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons at Trafford?
You can call 0161 393 6722 and visit www.brighthorizons.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 EY361168 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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