Full-day nursery in Maghull, Sefton
First Class Nursery
St Thomas C Of E Primary School, Kenyons Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 0BP · 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 September 2005Reference EY312979Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 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
St Thomas C Of E Primary School, Kenyons Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 0BP · More nurseries in L31
Stations
- Maghull North22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Coronation Road, Kenyons Lane and Liverpool Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sandy Lane Park10 min walk
- Dodds Park11 min walk
- Moss Park Playing Field12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 Sefton there are about 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.
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First Class Nursery is a full-day nursery at St Thomas C Of E Primary School, Kenyons Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 0BP, in Maghull, Sefton. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Maryvale Nursery Ltd.
Run by Maryvale Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Explorers LydiateFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Chicks Day Nursery and Wraparound CareSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Bright DaysFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Springfield Montessori NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Little Foxes Maghull LTDFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Little AcornsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Northway Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Lydiate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.5 miles
- Green Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.8 miles
- St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Acre View Primary School ages 5–11 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is First Class Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Class Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Class Nursery take?
First Class Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs First Class Nursery?
First Class Nursery is run by Maryvale Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Class Nursery?
Maghull North is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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 EY312979 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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