Full-day nursery in Higher Walton, Lancashire
Playdor Nursery School
10 Cann Bridge Street, Preston, PR5 4DJ · 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
10 Cann Bridge Street, Preston, PR5 4DJ · More nurseries in PR5
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Mill Tavern, All Saints Church and Barnflatt Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 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 10 Cann Bridge Street, Preston, PR5 4DJ, in Higher Walton, Lancashire. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 8 reviews (October 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
- Higher Walton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- The Coppice School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Coupe Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.3 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 Playdor Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playdor Nursery School Good at its inspection on 12 February 2025, 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 64 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?
Bamber Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playdor Nursery School?
You can call 01772 338126 and visit playdornurseryschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY543260 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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