Sessional pre-school in Crumpsall, Manchester
Crumpsall Park Playgroup
The Lodge House, Crumpsall Park, Ash Tree Road, Manchester, M8 5SA · 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 January 2004Reference EY268025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 3 December 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
The Lodge House, Crumpsall Park, Ash Tree Road, Manchester, M8 5SA · More nurseries in M8
Stations
- Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink)9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Crumpsall Lane, Crumpsall Park and Delaunays Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crumpsall Park1 min walk
- Herristone Road Park8 min walk
- Blackley Vale12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 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 Manchester there are about 4.6 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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Crumpsall Park Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at The Lodge House, Crumpsall Park, Ash Tree Road, Manchester, M8 5SA, in Crumpsall, Manchester. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.1 miles
- St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Cravenwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Abraham Moss Community School All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- King David Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Irk Valley Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Toras Emes ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- OYY Lubavitch Boys School ages 5–16 0.6 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 Crumpsall Park Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Crumpsall Park Playgroup Good at its inspection on 17 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Crumpsall Park Playgroup take?
Crumpsall Park Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Crumpsall Park Playgroup?
Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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 EY268025 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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