Full-day nursery in Ormskirk, Lancashire
Portico at West End
West End Primary School, Grimshaw Lane, ORMSKIRK, L39 1PA · 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 2012Reference EY446381Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
West End Primary School, Grimshaw Lane, ORMSKIRK, L39 1PA · More nurseries in L39
Stations
- Ormskirk14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Grimshaw Lane, West End School and Ludlow Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coronation Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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.
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Portico at West End is a full-day nursery at West End Primary School, Grimshaw Lane, ORMSKIRK, L39 1PA, in Ormskirk, Lancashire. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portico at West EndThis nursery | Good | 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
- Ormskirk West End School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Ormskirk Asmall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Ormskirk Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Moorgate Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Pontville School ages 5–19 1.1 miles
- Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.3 miles
- St Bede's Catholic High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 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 Portico at West End's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Portico at West End Good at its inspection on 25 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Portico at West End take?
Portico at West End is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs Portico at West End?
Portico at West End is run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Portico at West End?
Ormskirk is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Portico at West End?
You can call 01695 571757 and visit www.porticonurserygroup.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY446381 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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