Full-day nursery in Eccleston Park, St Helens
Portico Lodge
Portico Lane, Eccelston Park, St Helens, L35 7JS · 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 October 2002Reference EY222717Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 9 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
Portico Lane, Eccelston Park, St Helens, L35 7JS · More nurseries in L35
Stations
- Eccleston Park1 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Prescot23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Thatto Heath23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Eccleston Park Interchange, Portico Avenue and Portico Lane.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
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Portico Lodge is a full-day nursery at Portico Lane, Eccelston Park, St Helens, L35 7JS, in Eccleston Park, St Helens. It is registered for 30 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 (November 2026). It is run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portico LodgeThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kids Planet WhistonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Eccleston Park Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Lynwood Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Kidzone Preschool and Out of School ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| St Matthews Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Thatto Heath PlaydaysSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Prescot Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.5 miles
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Evelyn Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 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 Lodge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Portico Lodge Good at its inspection on 17 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Portico Lodge take?
Portico Lodge is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Portico Lodge?
Portico Lodge is run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Portico Lodge?
Eccleston Park is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Portico Lodge?
You can call 0151 430 8005 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 · 4 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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY222717 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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