Sessional pre-school in Wesham, Lancashire
Kirkham Pre-School Ltd
Methodist Church, Nelson Street, Preston, PR4 2JP · 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 2005Reference EY297933Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 September 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 6 October 2022Food 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
Methodist Church, Nelson Street, Preston, PR4 2JP · More nurseries in PR4
Stations
- Kirkham & Wesham5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Library, Rail Station and Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- William Hodgson Sagar Recreation Grounds6 min walk
- Memorial Park8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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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Kirkham Pre-School Ltd is a sessional pre-school at Methodist Church, Nelson Street, Preston, PR4 2JP, in Wesham, Lancashire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kirkham and Wesham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 under 0.1 miles
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2022 0.1 miles
- Kirkham Pear Tree School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Kirkham Grammar School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.5 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 Kirkham Pre-School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kirkham Pre-School Ltd Good at its inspection on 28 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kirkham Pre-School Ltd take?
Kirkham Pre-School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kirkham Pre-School Ltd?
Kirkham & Wesham 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY297933 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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