Full-day nursery in Hindsford, Wigan
Hindsford Day Nursery
Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL · 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 February 2012Reference EY442974Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 May 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
Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL · More nurseries in M46
Stations
- Atherton22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Sacred Heart Church, Clarence Street and Hindsford Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hope Park4 min walk
- Playground8 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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Hindsford Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL, in Hindsford, Wigan. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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| Hindsford Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hindsford CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Parklee Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Chowbent Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- 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 0.7 miles
- St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Tyldesley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 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 Hindsford Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hindsford Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hindsford Day Nursery take?
Hindsford Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hindsford Day Nursery?
Atherton is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hindsford Day Nursery?
You can call 01942 895313 and visit www.hindsfordnursery.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.
- © 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 EY442974 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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