Full-day nursery in Knotty Ash, Liverpool
Old School House Nursery
1b Thomas Lane, Knotty Ash, LIVERPOOL, L14 5NX · 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
1b Thomas Lane, Knotty Ash, LIVERPOOL, L14 5NX · More nurseries in L14
Stations
- Broad Green18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Thomas Lane, Oak Grange and Eaton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bright Park4 min walk
- Springfield Park6 min walk
- Dovecot Park8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Liverpool there are about 3.4 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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Old School House Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1b Thomas Lane, Knotty Ash, LIVERPOOL, L14 5NX, in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Knotty Ash Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 under 0.1 miles
- East Prescot Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Blueberry Park Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Malvern Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs ages 4–19Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.8 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 Old School House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Old School House Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Old School House Nursery take?
Old School House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Old School House Nursery?
Broad Green is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Old School House Nursery?
You can call 0151 228 8255 and visit oldschoolhouseliverpool.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
- 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 EY443860 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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