Full-day nursery in Primrose Bank, Oldham
Medlock Day Nursery
Shree Swaminarayan Temple, 270 Lee Street, Oldham, OL8 1BG · 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 January 2024Reference 2768661Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 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
Shree Swaminarayan Temple, 270 Lee Street, Oldham, OL8 1BG · More nurseries in OL8
Stations
- Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink)12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Kennedy Street, Lee Street and Ashton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coppice Park6 min walk
- Neild Street Park6 min walk
- Alexandra Park8 min walk
- Werneth Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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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Medlock Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Shree Swaminarayan Temple, 270 Lee Street, Oldham, OL8 1BG, in Primrose Bank, Oldham. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 18 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
- Coppice Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Broadfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- Werneth Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- St Thomas CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2019 0.3 miles
- Hulme Grammar School ages 4–18 0.3 miles
- Thornycroft School ages 5–19 0.4 miles
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Greenhill Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 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 Medlock Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Medlock Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Medlock Day Nursery take?
Medlock Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Medlock Day Nursery?
Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Medlock Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 526 5645 and visit www.nurseryadvice.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 2768661 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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