Full-day nursery in Liverpool
Dukes and Duchesses
Dukes Terrace, Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 4JS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 October 2003Reference EY261963Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 18 November 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
Dukes Terrace, Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 4JS · More nurseries in L1
Stations
- Liverpool Central8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Liverpool Lime Street12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Liverpool James Street17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Cornwallis Street, Colquitt Street and Seel Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- St. Luke's Gardens3 min walk
- Roscoe Gardens7 min walk
- Chavasse Park11 min walk
- Green Steps and seating12 min walk
- Abercromby Square12 min walk
- Playground5 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 Liverpool there are about 3.4 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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Dukes and Duchesses is a full-day nursery at Dukes Terrace, Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 4JS, in Liverpool. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 25 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- LIPA School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Inadequate; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected June 2025 0.1 miles
- St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Pleasant Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- St Nicholas Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Abercromby Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Windsor Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 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 Dukes and Duchesses's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dukes and Duchesses Outstanding at its inspection on 29 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dukes and Duchesses take?
Dukes and Duchesses is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dukes and Duchesses?
Liverpool Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dukes and Duchesses?
You can call 0151 709 1186 and visit dukesandduchesses.co.uk.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY261963 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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