Sessional pre-school in Tardy Gate, Lancashire
Moss Lane Pre-School
Scout HQ, Moss Lane, Lostock Hall, PR5 5BT · 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 May 2002Reference EY227447Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 September 2021Food 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
Scout HQ, Moss Lane, Lostock Hall, PR5 5BT · More nurseries in PR5
Stations
- Lostock Hall2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Victoria Inn, Moss Street and Library.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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.
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Moss Lane Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Scout HQ, Moss Lane, Lostock Hall, PR5 5BT, in Tardy Gate, Lancashire. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lostock Hall Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- The Ribble Autism School ages 4–11 0.3 miles
- Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Applebee Wood School ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 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 Moss Lane Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Moss Lane Pre-School Good at its inspection on 11 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Moss Lane Pre-School take?
Moss Lane Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Moss Lane Pre-School?
Lostock Hall is the nearest station we know of, under 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 EY227447 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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