Sessional pre-school in Halewood, Knowsley
Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup
Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup, c/o St. Marks School, Fir Avenue, Halewood, LIVERPOOL, L26 0XR · 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 June 2004Reference EY264603Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 November 2024Food 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
Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup, c/o St. Marks School, Fir Avenue, Halewood, LIVERPOOL, L26 0XR · More nurseries in L26
Stations
- Halewood5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Hornbeam Road, Leathers Lane and Barncroft Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Elwyn Gardens5 min walk
- Grace Park7 min walk
- Hilton Grace Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Knowsley there are about 3.8 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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Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup, c/o St. Marks School, Fir Avenue, Halewood, LIVERPOOL, L26 0XR, in Halewood, Knowsley. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Hollies Road Playgroup Committee.
Run by Hollies Road Playgroup Committee (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollies Road Pre-School PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Hollies St Mary'sFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Little Seedlings Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kids Planet HalewoodFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Little Seedlings at ArncliffeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Hunts Cross NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Rainbow Tots SpekeFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Plantation Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- Halewood Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- Yew Tree Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Andrew the Apostle Catholic 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 0.8 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- Hunts Cross Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- St Christopher's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.4 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 Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 23 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup take?
Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup?
Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup is run by Hollies Road Playgroup Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup?
Halewood is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY264603 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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