Sessional pre-school in Piper's Ash, Cheshire West and Chester
Oldfield Pre-school
Green Lane, Vicars Cross, CHESTER, CH3 5LB · 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 January 1974Reference 305229Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 March 2026Food 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
Green Lane, Vicars Cross, CHESTER, CH3 5LB · More nurseries in CH3
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Shops, Queens Road and Sutherland Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Thackeray Forest Park4 min walk
- Dulverton Avenue Park6 min walk
- Queens Road Park6 min walk
- Thackeray Forest Playground4 min walk
- Queens Road Park Playground6 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 West and Chester there are about 2.4 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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Oldfield Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Green Lane, Vicars Cross, CHESTER, CH3 5LB, in Piper's Ash, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 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
- Oldfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Maple Grove School ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Hoole Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Cherry Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- St Martin's Academy Chester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Boughton Heath Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Christleton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.2 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 Oldfield Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oldfield Pre-school Good at its inspection on 27 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oldfield Pre-school take?
Oldfield Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Oldfield Pre-school?
Chester is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Oldfield Pre-school?
You can call 01244 317056 and visit www.oldfieldpreschool.org.
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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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 305229 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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