Full-day nursery in Burnley, Lancashire
Playdor Nursery School
Bank Parade, Burnley, BB11 1UH · 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 2021Reference 2626499Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places109 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bank Parade, Burnley, BB11 1UH · More nurseries in BB11
Stations
- Burnley Central7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Burnley Manchester Road13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Burnley Barracks18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including St Peters Centre, Bus Station and Ormerod Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Thompson Park6 min walk
- Thursby Gardens8 min walk
- Queen's Park11 min walk
- Towneley Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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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Playdor Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Bank Parade, Burnley, BB11 1UH, in Burnley, Lancashire. It is registered for 109 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. 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 4.5 from 25 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Playdor Limited.
Run by Playdor Limited (company), which runs 3 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
- Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11 0.4 miles
- Burnley Springfield Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- The Heights Burnley ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Stoneyholme Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Rawdhatul Uloom ages 4–11 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Playdor Nursery School's opening hours?
Playdor Nursery School opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Playdor Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playdor Nursery School Good at its inspection on 7 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playdor Nursery School take?
Playdor Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 109 children at any one time.
Who runs Playdor Nursery School?
Playdor Nursery School is run by Playdor Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Playdor Nursery School?
Burnley Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playdor Nursery School?
You can call 01282 427120 and visit www.playdornurseryschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2626499 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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