Full-day nursery in Macclesfield, Cheshire East
Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd
154 Cumberland Street, Macclesfield, SK10 1BP · 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 2002Reference EY242050Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 June 2026Food 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
154 Cumberland Street, Macclesfield, SK10 1BP · More nurseries in SK10
Stations
- Macclesfield13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Sainsbury's, Great Queen Street and Westminster Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Park1 min walk
- Sparrow Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Cheshire East there are about 2.5 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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Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd is a full-day nursery at 154 Cumberland Street, Macclesfield, SK10 1BP, in Macclesfield, Cheshire East. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 11 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Footprints Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Footprints Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Parkroyal Community School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Beech Hall School ages 4–19 0.5 miles
- St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- Park Lane School ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Puss Bank School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.0 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 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 Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd Good at its inspection on 5 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd take?
Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd?
Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd is run by Footprints Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd?
Macclesfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd?
You can call 01625 662200 and visit www.footprintsnurseries.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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY242050 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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