Full-day nursery in Penwortham, Lancashire
Nursery @ Whitefield
Whitefield Primary School, Whitefield Road, Penwortham, PRESTON, PR1 0RH · 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 2021Reference 2631790Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 December 2025Food 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
Whitefield Primary School, Whitefield Road, Penwortham, PRESTON, PR1 0RH · More nurseries in PR1
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Parklands Avenue, Sainsburys and Central Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hurst Grange Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground12 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.
What parents say
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Nursery @ Whitefield is a full-day nursery at Whitefield Primary School, Whitefield Road, Penwortham, PRESTON, PR1 0RH, in Penwortham, Lancashire. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Schools Out Childcare Limited.
Run by Schools Out Childcare Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery @ WhitefieldThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whitefield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Penwortham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Ashbridge Independent School ages 4–11 0.6 miles
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 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 Nursery @ Whitefield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nursery @ Whitefield Good at its inspection on 2 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nursery @ Whitefield take?
Nursery @ Whitefield is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Nursery @ Whitefield?
Nursery @ Whitefield is run by Schools Out Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Nursery @ Whitefield?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Nursery @ Whitefield?
You can call 07866 810738.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2631790 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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