Sessional pre-school in Congleton, Cheshire East
New Life Nursery Group
Danesford Community Centre, West Road, Congleton, CW12 4EY · 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 June 1987Reference 305210Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 May 2024Food 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
Danesford Community Centre, West Road, Congleton, CW12 4EY · More nurseries in CW12
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Kwik Fit Garage, Booth Street and Waggon & Horses.
Parks and playgrounds
- Astbury Mere Country Park8 min walk
- West Road Playground3 min walk
- Playground10 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 Cheshire East there are about 2.5 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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New Life Nursery Group is a sessional pre-school at Danesford Community Centre, West Road, Congleton, CW12 4EY, in Congleton, Cheshire East. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Marlfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- The Quinta Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Daven Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Black Firs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Buglawton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.2 miles
- Havannah Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 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 New Life Nursery Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated New Life Nursery Group Good at its inspection on 10 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can New Life Nursery Group take?
New Life Nursery Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to New Life Nursery Group?
Congleton is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 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 305210 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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