Sessional pre-school in Feniscliffe, Blackburn with Darwen
Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup
St Francis Church Hall, St Francis Road, Blackburn, BB2 2TZ · 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 and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Mon09:00–13:00
- Tue09:00–15:00
- Wed09:00–15:00
- Thu09:00–15:00
- Fri09:00–13:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Francis Church Hall, St Francis Road, Blackburn, BB2 2TZ · More nurseries in BB2
Stations
- Cherry Tree6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Mill Hill (Lancs)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Tower Road and Cecilia Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Witton Country Park5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Blackburn with Darwen there are about 3.3 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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Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at St Francis Church Hall, St Francis Road, Blackburn, BB2 2TZ, in Feniscliffe, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 40 children. It opens 09:00–13:00, Mon; 09:00–15:00, Tue–Thu; 09:00–13:00, Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Tree Preschool PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Meadowhead Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Griffin Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup's opening hours?
Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup opens 09:00–13:00, Mon; 09:00–15:00, Tue–Thu; 09:00–13:00, Fri.
What is Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup Good at its inspection on 9 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup take?
Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup?
Cherry Tree is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cherry Tree Preschool Playgroup?
You can call 07718 287186.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY541080 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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