Full-day nursery in Moorside, Oldham
Moorside Stars
Moorside Stars Nursery, Turf Pit Lane, Oldham, OL4 2NE · 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 2018Reference EY560360Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places103 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 October 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
Moorside Stars Nursery, Turf Pit Lane, Oldham, OL4 2NE · More nurseries in OL4
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Ripponden Road, The Moorside and Turf Pit Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sholver Millennium Green7 min walk
- Strinesdale9 min walk
- Besom Hill Country Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Moorside Stars is a full-day nursery at Moorside Stars Nursery, Turf Pit Lane, Oldham, OL4 2NE, in Moorside, Oldham. It is registered for 103 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 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
- Hodge Clough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Woodlands Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Willowpark Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Littlemoor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Mayfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 1.1 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 Moorside Stars's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Moorside Stars Good at its inspection on 28 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Moorside Stars take?
Moorside Stars is registered with Ofsted for up to 103 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Moorside Stars?
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Moorside Stars?
You can call 0161 626 6425 and visit www.moorsidestars.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 EY560360 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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