Full-day nursery in Clifton, Salford
Holyrood Day Nursery Swinton
124 Rake Lane, Clifton, Swinton, MANCHESTER, M27 8RH · 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 March 2008Reference EY372028Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places102 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 November 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
124 Rake Lane, Clifton, Swinton, MANCHESTER, M27 8RH · More nurseries in M27
Stations
- Clifton (Manchester)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Swinton (Manchester)16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Martin Road, Silverdale and Mere Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- LIVIA5 min walk
- LIVIA5 min walk
- Playground3 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 Salford there are about 3.1 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.
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Holyrood Day Nursery Swinton is a full-day nursery at 124 Rake Lane, Clifton, Swinton, MANCHESTER, M27 8RH, in Clifton, Salford. It is registered for 102 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyrood Day Nursery SwintonThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- St Mark's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Clifton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Mossfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Wardley CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- The Deans Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 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 Holyrood Day Nursery Swinton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holyrood Day Nursery Swinton Outstanding at its inspection on 29 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holyrood Day Nursery Swinton take?
Holyrood Day Nursery Swinton is registered with Ofsted for up to 102 children at any one time.
Who runs Holyrood Day Nursery Swinton?
Holyrood Day Nursery Swinton is run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited, which runs 10 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Holyrood Day Nursery Swinton?
Clifton (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY372028 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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