Sessional pre-school in Westhoughton, Bolton
Brighter Bunnies Pre School
Rear of 5-7 School Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BG · 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 May 2021Reference 2640692Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 October 2023Ofsted · 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 12 May 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
Rear of 5-7 School Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BG · More nurseries in BL5
Stations
- Westhoughton12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Daisy Hill20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Fairways, Cemetery Street and St Bartholomew's Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park7 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 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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Brighter Bunnies Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Rear of 5-7 School Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BG, in Westhoughton, Bolton. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 33 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighter Bunnies Pre SchoolThis 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
- St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Woodland Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2020 0.5 miles
- The Gates Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- St George's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Eatock Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- St Thomas CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 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 Brighter Bunnies Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brighter Bunnies Pre School Good at its inspection on 23 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brighter Bunnies Pre School take?
Brighter Bunnies Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Brighter Bunnies Pre School?
Westhoughton is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Brighter Bunnies Pre School?
You can call 07703 703662 and visit www.brighterbunniespreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2640692 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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