Full-day nursery in Swarthmoor, Westmorland and Furness
Pennington Nursery
Pennington Memorial Hall, Pennington, Ulverston, LA12 0RT · 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 August 2001Reference 317571Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places111 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pennington Memorial Hall, Pennington, Ulverston, LA12 0RT · More nurseries in LA12
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
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Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
What parents say
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Pennington Nursery is a full-day nursery at Pennington Memorial Hall, Pennington, Ulverston, LA12 0RT, in Swarthmoor, Westmorland and Furness. It is registered for 111 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pennington CofE School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Croftlands Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 miles
- Croftlands Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.2 miles
- Lindal and Marton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 miles
- Sir John Barrow School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.5 miles
- Church Walk CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.7 miles
- Low Furness CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.7 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 Pennington Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pennington Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pennington Nursery take?
Pennington Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 111 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Pennington Nursery?
Ulverston is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pennington Nursery?
You can call 01229 582212 and visit penningtonnursery.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 317571 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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