Full-day nursery in Handforth, Cheshire East
Noah's Nursery
19 Crossfield Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3LN · 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 1989Reference 305214Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 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 21 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
19 Crossfield Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3LN · More nurseries in SK9
Stations
- Handforth5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Paddock South, Paddock North and Clinic.
Parks and playgrounds
- Meriton Road Park3 min walk
- Stanley Hall Park9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 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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Noah's Nursery is a full-day nursery at 19 Crossfield Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3LN, in Handforth, Cheshire East. 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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| Noah's NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.3 miles
- Handforth Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Willow House School ages 5–14 0.7 miles
- Royal School, Manchester ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Aurora Summerfields School ages 5–19 0.9 miles
- Outwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- The Wilmslow Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- Oakgrove School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 1.1 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 Noah's Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Noah's Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Noah's Nursery take?
Noah's Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Noah's Nursery?
Handforth is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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 305214 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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