Full-day nursery in Castleton, Rochdale
Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton
Heywood Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 3BT · 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 March 2008Reference EY370891Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 3 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 17 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Heywood Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 3BT · More nurseries in OL11
Stations
- Castleton (Manchester)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Heywood (East Lancashire Railway)24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Milne Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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 Rochdale there are about 3.3 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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Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton is a full-day nursery at Heywood Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 3BT, in Castleton, Rochdale. 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 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited.
Run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited (company), which runs 10 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyrood Day Nursery CastletonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kids Planet HopwoodFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.1 miles
- Castleton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- All Souls Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 1.0 miles
- Marland Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 miles
- Sandbrook Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
- Brimrod Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- Hopwood Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 1.2 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 Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton Good at its inspection on 3 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton take?
Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton?
Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton is run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited, which runs 10 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton?
Castleton (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton?
You can call 01706 651821 and visit www.thrivechildcare.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY370891 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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