Full-day nursery in Burrs, Bury
Little Holcombe Nursery
413, Brandlesholme Road, Bury, BL8 1JD · 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 June 2001Reference 316753Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 September 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
413, Brandlesholme Road, Bury, BL8 1JD · More nurseries in BL8
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Birks Drive, Garside Hey Road and Springside View.
Parks and playgrounds
- Purbeck Park2 min walk
- Burrs Country Park8 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 Bury there are about 3.3 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 Holcombe Nursery is a full-day nursery at 413, Brandlesholme Road, Bury, BL8 1JD, in Burrs, Bury. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Butterworth Family Childcare & Education Team Partnership.
Run by Butterworth Family Childcare & Education Team Partnership (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Old Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Woodbank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2020 0.7 miles
- Elton Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Tottington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Springside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 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 Little Holcombe Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Holcombe Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 15 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Holcombe Nursery take?
Little Holcombe Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Holcombe Nursery?
Little Holcombe Nursery is run by Butterworth Family Childcare & Education Team Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Holcombe Nursery?
Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Holcombe Nursery?
You can call 0161 761 4575 and visit www.littleholcombenursery.co.uk.
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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 316753 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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