Full-day nursery in Crank, St Helens
Crank Nursery Limited
Crank Hill, Crank, St Helens, WA11 7SD · 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 August 1992Reference 315416Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 June 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
Crank Hill, Crank, St Helens, WA11 7SD · More nurseries in WA11
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Highfield Drive, Higher Lane and Red Cat Lane.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 St Helens there are about 3.1 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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Crank Nursery Limited is a full-day nursery at Crank Hill, Crank, St Helens, WA11 7SD, in Crank, St Helens. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 6 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.3 miles
- Carr Mill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.5 miles
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.6 miles
- Rainford CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.7 miles
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.8 miles
- St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.9 miles
- Cowley International College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.8 miles
- Rainford High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.8 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 Crank Nursery Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Crank Nursery Limited Good at its inspection on 1 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Crank Nursery Limited take?
Crank Nursery Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
How do I contact Crank Nursery Limited?
You can call 01744 886166 and visit cranknursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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.
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 315416 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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