Full-day nursery in Buckshaw Village, Lancashire
Buckshaw Village Nursery
Unity Place, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7HZ · 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 2011Reference EY428068Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places111 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 April 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
Unity Place, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7HZ · More nurseries in PR7
Stations
- Buckshaw Parkway9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including The Hub, Village Way and Harvester.
Parks and playgrounds
- Buckshaw Village Green1 min walk
- Maltby Square5 min walk
- Village Park10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Guernsey Avenue Play Area playground6 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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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Buckshaw Village Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unity Place, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7HZ, in Buckshaw Village, Lancashire. It is registered for 111 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.2 miles
- Buckshaw Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.3 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 Buckshaw Village Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Buckshaw Village Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 26 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Buckshaw Village Nursery take?
Buckshaw Village Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 111 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Buckshaw Village Nursery?
Buckshaw Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY428068 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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