Full-day nursery in Woolfold, Bury
Mulberry Bush Nursery Walshaw
Mulberry Bush Nursery, Stewart Street, BURY, BL8 1SU · 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 November 2010Reference EY415343Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places104 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Mulberry Bush Nursery, Stewart Street, BURY, BL8 1SU · More nurseries in BL8
Stations
- Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Elton Fold Chase, St James' Woolfold Church and Valley View.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whitehead Park8 min walk
- Elton Vale10 min walk
- Playground11 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 Walshaw is a full-day nursery at Mulberry Bush Nursery, Stewart Street, BURY, BL8 1SU, in Woolfold, Bury. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Mulberry Bush Nursery Group Ltd.
Run by Mulberry Bush Nursery Group Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Elton Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.1 miles
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Woodbank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2020 0.5 miles
- Chantlers Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Bury Grammar Schools ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.9 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 Mulberry Bush Nursery Walshaw's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mulberry Bush Nursery Walshaw Outstanding at its inspection on 9 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mulberry Bush Nursery Walshaw take?
Mulberry Bush Nursery Walshaw is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
Who runs Mulberry Bush Nursery Walshaw?
Mulberry Bush Nursery Walshaw is run by Mulberry Bush Nursery Group Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Mulberry Bush Nursery Walshaw?
Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mulberry Bush Nursery Walshaw?
You can call 0161 797 3788 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY415343 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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