Full-day nursery in Newtown, Salford
Little Gems
Christ Church Vicarage, Pendlebury Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4BF · 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 August 2008Reference EY369022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 7 January 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
Christ Church Vicarage, Pendlebury Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4BF · More nurseries in M27
Stations
- Swinton (Manchester)8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Clifton (Manchester)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Moorside22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Pendlebury Road, Oak Street and Pendlebury Health Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- LIVIA4 min walk
- Victoria Park10 min walk
- Playground11 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 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.
What parents say
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Little Gems is a full-day nursery at Christ Church Vicarage, Pendlebury Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4BF, in Newtown, Salford. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (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
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- St Mark's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Mossfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- The Deans Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Clifton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Springwood Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 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 Little Gems's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Gems Good at its inspection on 20 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Gems take?
Little Gems is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Gems?
Swinton (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Gems?
You can call 0161 728 6036.
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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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY369022 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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