Full-day nursery in Higher Heysham, Lancashire
Butterflies Preschool
Rothesay Road, Heysham, MORECAMBE, LA3 2UP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rothesay Road, Heysham, MORECAMBE, LA3 2UP · More nurseries in LA3
Stations
- Heysham Port12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Londonderry Road, Rothesay Crescent and Combermere Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Butterflies Preschool is a full-day nursery at Rothesay Road, Heysham, MORECAMBE, LA3 2UP, in Higher Heysham, Lancashire. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Mossgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.2 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 Butterflies Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Butterflies Preschool Good at its inspection on 7 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Butterflies Preschool take?
Butterflies Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Butterflies Preschool?
Heysham Port is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Butterflies Preschool?
You can call 01524 859759.
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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
- 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 EY446653 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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