Full-day nursery in Layton, Blackpool
Layton Pre-School
Salem Layton Methodist Church, Westcliffe Drive, Layton, FY3 7DZ · 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 September 2015Reference EY492327Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 April 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
Salem Layton Methodist Church, Westcliffe Drive, Layton, FY3 7DZ · More nurseries in FY3
Stations
- Layton (Lancs)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Blackpool North21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- North Station (Blackpool Tramway)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Layton Square, Layton Institute and Kingscote Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kingscote Park4 min walk
- Gateside Park12 min walk
- Claremont Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Blackpool there are about 3.9 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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Layton Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Salem Layton Methodist Church, Westcliffe Drive, Layton, FY3 7DZ, in Layton, Blackpool. It is registered for 45 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 4.8 from 53 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Layton Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Christ The King Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 miles
- Devonshire Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Boundary Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Unity Academy Blackpool All-throughages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Westminster Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2021 0.7 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 Layton Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Layton Pre-School Good at its inspection on 24 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Layton Pre-School take?
Layton Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Layton Pre-School?
Layton (Lancs) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Layton Pre-School?
You can call 01253 310758 and visit www.laytonmethodist.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY492327 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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