Full-day nursery in University, Manchester
Paintpots (Manchester) LTD
Ground Floor, Bracken House, Charles Street, M1 7BD · 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 July 2007Reference EY356873Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 February 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
Ground Floor, Bracken House, Charles Street, M1 7BD · More nurseries in M1
Stations
- Manchester Oxford Road4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- St Peter's Square (Manchester Metrolink)9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
28 bus stops within 400 m, including Princess Street, Oxford Road and Oxford Road Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Symphony Park1 min walk
- Vimto Park5 min walk
- All Saints Park5 min walk
- Sackville Gardens5 min walk
- James Grigor Square8 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 Manchester there are about 4.6 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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Paintpots (Manchester) LTD is a full-day nursery at Ground Floor, Bracken House, Charles Street, M1 7BD, in University, Manchester. It is registered for 85 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 20 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Paint Pots (Manchester) Ltd.
Run by Paint Pots (Manchester) Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Philip's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre Nurseryages 0–4has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Co-op Academy Medlock Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2021 0.6 miles
- St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Crown Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Sol Christian Academy ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Rolls Crescent Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Co-op Academy New Islington Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 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 Paintpots (Manchester) LTD's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Paintpots (Manchester) LTD Good at its inspection on 16 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Paintpots (Manchester) LTD take?
Paintpots (Manchester) LTD is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
Who runs Paintpots (Manchester) LTD?
Paintpots (Manchester) LTD is run by Paint Pots (Manchester) Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Paintpots (Manchester) LTD?
Manchester Oxford Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Paintpots (Manchester) LTD?
You can call 0161 273 3211 and visit www.paintpotsnurseries.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY356873 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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