Sessional pre-school in Murdishaw, Halton
Gorsewood Pre-School Playgroup
Gorsewood School, Gorsewood Road, Murdishaw, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES · 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 July 2001Reference 303476Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 21 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
Gorsewood School, Gorsewood Road, Murdishaw, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES · More nurseries in WA7
Stations
- Runcorn East8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Murdishaw Avenue, Murdishaw Cen. and Barnfield Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Town Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 Halton 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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Gorsewood Pre-School Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Gorsewood School, Gorsewood Road, Murdishaw, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES, in Murdishaw, Halton. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gorsewood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- St Berteline's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Brookvale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Windmill Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Palace Fields Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 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 Gorsewood Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gorsewood Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 20 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Gorsewood Pre-School Playgroup take?
Gorsewood Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Gorsewood Pre-School Playgroup?
Runcorn East is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Gorsewood Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 01928 890290.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 303476 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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