Full-day nursery in Hulme, Manchester
Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre
Martenscroft School, 33 Epping Street, MANCHESTER, M15 6PA · 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 March 2005Reference EY294455Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places142 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 October 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
Martenscroft School, 33 Epping Street, MANCHESTER, M15 6PA · More nurseries in M15
Stations
- Manchester Oxford Road13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Deansgate16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- St Peter's Square (Manchester Metrolink)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Trinity High School, Upper Medlock Street and Cambridge Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- University Green5 min walk
- All Saints Park8 min walk
- Alan Gilbert Square8 min walk
- Hulme Park9 min walk
- Brunswick Park9 min walk
- Playground1 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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Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre is a full-day nursery at Martenscroft School, 33 Epping Street, MANCHESTER, M15 6PA, in Hulme, Manchester. It is registered for 142 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 23 reviews (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
- Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre Nurseryages 0–4has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Philip's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Rolls Crescent Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Webster Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Crown Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Co-op Academy Medlock Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2021 0.8 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 Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre Good at its inspection on 12 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre take?
Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 142 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre?
Manchester Oxford Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre?
You can call 0161 226 1266 and visit www.martenscroftnurseryschool.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 EY294455 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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