Full-day nursery in Carr Mill, St Helens
Portico at Moss Bank
Moss Bank Children's Centre, Kentmere Avenue, St Helens, WA11 7PQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 October 2008Reference EY384275Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 June 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
Moss Bank Children's Centre, Kentmere Avenue, St Helens, WA11 7PQ · More nurseries in WA11
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Kentmere Avenue, Kirkstone Avenue and Carr Mill Dam.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kentmere Park2 min walk
- Sankey Valley Park8 min walk
- Kentmere Park Children's Play Area playground4 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 St Helens there are about 3.1 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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Portico at Moss Bank is a full-day nursery at Moss Bank Children's Centre, Kentmere Avenue, St Helens, WA11 7PQ, in Carr Mill, St Helens. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portico at Moss BankThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Carr Mill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Ashurst Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Pace ages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.4 miles
- Merton Bank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Portico at Moss Bank's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Portico at Moss Bank Outstanding at its inspection on 7 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Portico at Moss Bank take?
Portico at Moss Bank is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Portico at Moss Bank?
Portico at Moss Bank is run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Portico at Moss Bank?
St Helens Central is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY384275 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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