Full-day nursery in Sefton Park, Liverpool
Lark Lane Family Pre-School
The Old Police Station, 80 Lark Lane, LIVERPOOL, L17 8UU · 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 1994Reference 322461Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 October 2026Food 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
The Old Police Station, 80 Lark Lane, LIVERPOOL, L17 8UU · More nurseries in L17
Stations
- St Michaels14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Ivanhoe Road, Parkfield Road and Lark Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sefton Park2 min walk
- Princes Park9 min walk
- Sefton Park Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 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 Liverpool there are about 3.4 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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Lark Lane Family Pre-School is a full-day nursery at The Old Police Station, 80 Lark Lane, LIVERPOOL, L17 8UU, in Sefton Park, Liverpool. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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| Lark Lane Family Pre-SchoolThis 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
- Auckland College ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- St Charles' Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- The Belvedere Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.7 miles
- Matthew Arnold Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- St Silas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Liverpool College All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.8 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 Lark Lane Family Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lark Lane Family Pre-School Good at its inspection on 30 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lark Lane Family Pre-School take?
Lark Lane Family Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lark Lane Family Pre-School?
St Michaels is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lark Lane Family Pre-School?
You can call 0151 728 7884.
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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 322461 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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