Full-day nursery in Cope Bank, Bolton
Heaton House Nursery
553 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 6AE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 June 2021Reference 2578737Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 September 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
553 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 6AE · More nurseries in BL1
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Devonshire Road, Moorside Avenue and Merlin Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moss Bank Park9 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 House Nursery is a full-day nursery at 553 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 6AE, in Cope Bank, Bolton. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (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
- Church Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Devonshire Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Oxford Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Markland Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Johnson Fold Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Bolton School Infant & Nursery School ages 0–7has a nursery class 0.7 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 House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Heaton House Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 13 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Heaton House Nursery take?
Heaton House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Heaton House Nursery?
Lostock is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Heaton House Nursery?
You can call 01204 494888 and visit heatonhousenursery.co.uk.
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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.
- © 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2578737 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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