Full-day nursery in Didsbury, Manchester
Marion Scott Playgroup
C/O Didsbury Baptist Church, Beaver Road, Manchester, M20 6SX · 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
C/O Didsbury Baptist Church, Beaver Road, Manchester, M20 6SX · More nurseries in M20
Stations
- Didsbury Village (Manchester Metrolink)2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- West Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Burnage15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Didsbury Library, Didsbury Village and Catterick Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Didsbury Park4 min walk
- Fog Lane Park8 min walk
- Didsbury Community Orchard12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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 Manchester there are about 4.6 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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Marion Scott Playgroup is a full-day nursery at C/O Didsbury Baptist Church, Beaver Road, Manchester, M20 6SX, in Didsbury, Manchester. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Scott PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Didsbury Village Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Moor Allerton Preparatory School - NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Didsbury Childminding ServicesFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Christie Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Rainbows Nursery SouthpointFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Beaver Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Didsbury CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- St Catherine's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Moor Allerton Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- West Didsbury CE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Manchester Muslim Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Cavendish Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 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 Marion Scott Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Marion Scott Playgroup Good at its inspection on 18 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Marion Scott Playgroup take?
Marion Scott Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Marion Scott Playgroup?
Didsbury Village (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Marion Scott Playgroup?
You can call 0161 448 7058.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY233730 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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