Full-day nursery in Cooper Turning, Bolton
Heaton Dene Nursery School
Heaton Dene Farm, Bolton, BL5 3NJ · 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 April 2017Reference EY546881Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 July 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
Heaton Dene Farm, Bolton, BL5 3NJ · More nurseries in BL5
Stations
- Horwich Parkway18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Hilton House and Irlams Farm.
Parks and playgrounds
- `The Poacher' Park10 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 Bolton 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.
What parents say
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Heaton Dene Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Heaton Dene Farm, Bolton, BL5 3NJ, in Cooper Turning, Bolton. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Hilltop Early Learning Provision Ltd.
Run by Hilltop Early Learning Provision Ltd (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
- Blackrod Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Aspull Church Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.4 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.4 miles
- Claypool Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.6 miles
- St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.6 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 Heaton Dene Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Heaton Dene Nursery School Good at its inspection on 1 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Heaton Dene Nursery School take?
Heaton Dene Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Heaton Dene Nursery School?
Heaton Dene Nursery School is run by Hilltop Early Learning Provision Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Heaton Dene Nursery School?
Horwich Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Heaton Dene Nursery School?
You can call 01942 813844 and visit www.heatondene.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY546881 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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