Sessional pre-school in Lingley Green, Warrington
Cromdale Way Pre-school
Tim Parry Community Centre, Great Sankey, WARRINGTON, WA5 3NY · 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 2001Reference 315215Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 July 2024Food 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
Tim Parry Community Centre, Great Sankey, WARRINGTON, WA5 3NY · More nurseries in WA5
Stations
- Sankey for Penketh13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Butchers Arms, Princess Avenue and Friends Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tim Parry Recreation Ground1 min walk
- Freshwater Park11 min walk
- Whittle Hall Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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 Warrington there are about 2.3 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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Cromdale Way Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Tim Parry Community Centre, Great Sankey, WARRINGTON, WA5 3NY, in Lingley Green, Warrington. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromdale Way Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kids Planet PenkethFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kids Planet Great SankeyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Park Road Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Penketh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Great Sankey Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 miles
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Penketh South Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.0 miles
- Chapelford Village Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 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 Cromdale Way Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cromdale Way Pre-school Good at its inspection on 11 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cromdale Way Pre-school take?
Cromdale Way Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cromdale Way Pre-school?
Sankey for Penketh is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cromdale Way Pre-school?
You can call 07752 030476 and visit www.cromdalewaypreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 315215 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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