Full-day nursery in Torkington, Stockport
Fernbees
Fernlea Care Home, 20 Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4RQ · 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, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Fernlea Care Home, 20 Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4RQ · More nurseries in SK7
Stations
- Hazel Grove12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Avondale Road, Hazelwood Road and Bulls Head.
Parks and playgrounds
- Torkington Park1 min walk
- Memorial Gardens10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 Stockport 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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Fernbees is a full-day nursery at Fernlea Care Home, 20 Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4RQ, in Torkington, Stockport. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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| FernbeesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Simon's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Hazel Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Torkington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Norbury Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Moorfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- Warren Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- Dial Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 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 Fernbees's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fernbees Good at its inspection on 24 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fernbees take?
Fernbees is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fernbees?
Hazel Grove is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fernbees?
You can call 0161 456 8322 and visit fernbees.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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2659792 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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