Full-day nursery in Great Crosby, Sefton
Bright Sparks Nursery
St Marys College, Everest Road, Liverpool, L23 5TW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
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 February 2015Reference EY485502Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 May 2017Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 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
St Marys College, Everest Road, Liverpool, L23 5TW · More nurseries in L23
Stations
- Blundellsands & Crosby14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Waterloo (Merseyside)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Queens Road, Fairholme Road and Enfield Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coronation Park1 min walk
- Alexandra Park6 min walk
- Victoria Park11 min walk
- Moorside Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground9 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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Bright Sparks Nursery is a full-day nursery at St Marys College, Everest Road, Liverpool, L23 5TW, in Great Crosby, Sefton. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2017, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Sparks NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- St. Mary's College ages 0–18has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Great Crosby Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Merchant Taylors' Schools ages 4–19 0.3 miles
- St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Valewood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Forefield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2021 0.6 miles
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Waterloo Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 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 Sparks Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Sparks Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 11 May 2017, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Sparks Nursery take?
Bright Sparks Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bright Sparks Nursery?
Blundellsands & Crosby is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Sparks Nursery?
You can call 0151 932 0743 and visit stmarys.ac.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY485502 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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