Full-day nursery in Urmston, Trafford
Old Crofts Bank Nursery School
14 Old Crofts Bank, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7AA · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
14 Old Crofts Bank, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7AA · More nurseries in M41
Stations
- Urmston11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Chassen Road18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Canterbury Road, Moorside Road East and Davyhulme Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Davyhulme Park2 min walk
- Golden Hill Park4 min walk
- Kingsway Park8 min walk
- Davyhulme Rest Garden10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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 Trafford 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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Old Crofts Bank Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 14 Old Crofts Bank, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7AA, in Urmston, Trafford. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 10 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Storal Nurseries Limited.
Run by Storal Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 29 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Crofts Bank Nursery SchoolThis 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
- Davyhulme Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2021 0.3 miles
- Urmston Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Woodhouse Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Kingsway Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Abbotsford Preparatory School ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.7 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 Old Crofts Bank Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Old Crofts Bank Nursery School Good at its inspection on 21 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Old Crofts Bank Nursery School take?
Old Crofts Bank Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
Who runs Old Crofts Bank Nursery School?
Old Crofts Bank Nursery School is run by Storal Nurseries Limited, which runs 29 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Old Crofts Bank Nursery School?
Urmston is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Old Crofts Bank Nursery School?
You can call 0161 748 7767 and visit www.storal.com.
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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
- 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 2715175 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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