Full-day nursery in Lostock Junction, Bolton
Lostock Playschool
Lostock Parish Centre, Tempest Road, Lostock, BOLTON, BL6 4EL · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lostock Parish Centre, Tempest Road, Lostock, BOLTON, BL6 4EL · More nurseries in BL6
Stations
- Lostock5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Heaton Road and Ellonby Rise.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Bolton there are about 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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Lostock Playschool is a full-day nursery at Lostock Parish Centre, Tempest Road, Lostock, BOLTON, BL6 4EL, in Lostock Junction, Bolton. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lostock Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Beaumont Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Ladybridge Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Clevelands Prep School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- Markland Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.3 miles
- The Gates Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.4 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 Lostock Playschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lostock Playschool Good at its inspection on 19 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lostock Playschool take?
Lostock Playschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lostock Playschool?
Lostock is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lostock Playschool?
You can call 07969 488712 and visit www.lostockplayschool.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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY415290 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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