Sessional pre-school in Failsworth, Oldham
Mather Street Pre-School
Mather Street Primary School, Mather Street, Failsworth, MANCHESTER, M35 0DT · 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 August 2020Reference 2602521Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 February 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
Mather Street Primary School, Mather Street, Failsworth, MANCHESTER, M35 0DT · More nurseries in M35
Stations
- Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink)4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Newton Heath and Moston (Manchester Metrolink)21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Moston23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Failsworth Metrolink Stop, Brookfold and Park Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lower Memorial Park5 min walk
- Nuthurst Road Park10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 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 Oldham there are about 3.6 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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Mather Street Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Mather Street Primary School, Mather Street, Failsworth, MANCHESTER, M35 0DT, in Failsworth, Oldham. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Education at Early Years Limited.
Run by Education at Early Years Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mather Street 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
- Mather Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.1 miles
- Spring Brook Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Co-op Academy Broadhurst Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- New Moston Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.7 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 Mather Street Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mather Street Pre-School Good at its inspection on 5 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mather Street Pre-School take?
Mather Street Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Mather Street Pre-School?
Mather Street Pre-School is run by Education at Early Years Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Mather Street Pre-School?
Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2602521 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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