Sessional pre-school in Higher Folds, Wigan
Higher Folds 2 Year Olds
Higher Folds Community Centre, Stirling Close, Leigh, WN7 2UB · 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 2014Reference EY475547Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 26 January 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
Higher Folds Community Centre, Stirling Close, Leigh, WN7 2UB · More nurseries in WN7
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Osborne Grove, Royal Drive and Coronation Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Higher Folds Park5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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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Higher Folds 2 Year Olds is a sessional pre-school at Higher Folds Community Centre, Stirling Close, Leigh, WN7 2UB, in Higher Folds, Wigan. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 86 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.0 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
- Hindsford CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.2 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 Higher Folds 2 Year Olds's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Higher Folds 2 Year Olds Good at its inspection on 22 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Higher Folds 2 Year Olds take?
Higher Folds 2 Year Olds is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact Higher Folds 2 Year Olds?
You can call 01942 674548 and visit www.higherfolds.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 EY475547 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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