Full-day nursery in Alston and Fellside, Westmorland and Furness
Gilderdale Nursery
Wanwood Hill, Alston, CA9 3BE · 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 March 2021Reference 2624764Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 3 March 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
Wanwood Hill, Alston, CA9 3BE · More nurseries in CA9
Stations
- Alston22 min walk · 0.9 miles
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
What parents say
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Gilderdale Nursery is a full-day nursery at Wanwood Hill, Alston, CA9 3BE, in Alston and Fellside, Westmorland and Furness. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Alston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Samuel King's School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.1 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 Gilderdale Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gilderdale Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Gilderdale Nursery take?
Gilderdale Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Gilderdale Nursery?
Alston is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Gilderdale Nursery?
You can call 01434 381827 and visit www.gilderdalenursery.com.
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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.
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2624764 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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