Sessional pre-school in Lane Ends, Cheshire East
Little Wizards Pre-School
Unit E, B S Mills, Buxton Road, Stockport, SK12 2PY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 April 2017Reference EY545331Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places84 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 2025Food 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
Unit E, B S Mills, Buxton Road, Stockport, SK12 2PY · More nurseries in SK12
Stations
- New Mills Newtown6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- New Mills Central14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Swan Hotel, Peveril Gardens and Old Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mousley Bottom7 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 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 Cheshire East there are about 2.5 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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Little Wizards Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Unit E, B S Mills, Buxton Road, Stockport, SK12 2PY, in Lane Ends, Cheshire East. It is registered for 84 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Wizards 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
- Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- New Mills Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- New Mills Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Hague Bar Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Disley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- St George's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.2 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 Little Wizards Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Wizards Pre-School Good at its inspection on 4 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Wizards Pre-School take?
Little Wizards Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 84 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Wizards Pre-School?
New Mills Newtown is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Wizards Pre-School?
You can call 01663 747144 and visit littlewizardspreschool.co.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY545331 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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