Full-day nursery in Walmersley, Bury
Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley
Mulberry Bush Nursery, 741 Walmersley Road, BURY, BL9 5JW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 June 2011Reference EY428486Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Mulberry Bush Nursery, 741 Walmersley Road, BURY, BL9 5JW · More nurseries in BL9
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Palatine Drive, Central Drive and Walmersley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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 Bury there are about 3.3 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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Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley is a full-day nursery at Mulberry Bush Nursery, 741 Walmersley Road, BURY, BL9 5JW, in Walmersley, Bury. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 11 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Mulberry Bush Nursery Limited.
Run by Mulberry Bush Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Springside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Chesham Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Old Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- St John with St Mark CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.3 miles
- Woodbank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2020 1.4 miles
- St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.4 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 Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley Outstanding at its inspection on 21 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley take?
Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley?
Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley is run by Mulberry Bush Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley?
You can call 0161 761 0150 and visit www.mulberrybush-nursery.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 EY428486 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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