Full-day nursery in Friar Park, Sandwell
Priory Explorers
Priory Family Centre, Wednesbury, WS10 0JG · 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.
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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
Priory Family Centre, Wednesbury, WS10 0JG · More nurseries in WS10
Stations
- Tame Bridge Parkway14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Bescot Stadium21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including School Road, Carisbrooke Road and Keir Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hall Green7 min walk
- Haywoods Nature Area9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground6 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 Sandwell there are about 4.4 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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Priory Explorers is a full-day nursery at Priory Family Centre, Wednesbury, WS10 0JG, in Friar Park, Sandwell. It is registered for 55 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priory ExplorersThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Sunny Skies Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Kangaroo Pouch Day Nursery At Hateley HeathFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
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- All nurseries in Friar Park3
- All nurseries in Sandwell92
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- Nurseries near Tame Bridge Parkway station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Priory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Hall Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Tameside Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Park Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Pennyhill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Mesty Croft Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Moorlands Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.1 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 are Priory Explorers's opening hours?
Priory Explorers opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Priory Explorers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Priory Explorers Good at its inspection on 8 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Priory Explorers take?
Priory Explorers is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Priory Explorers?
Tame Bridge Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Priory Explorers?
You can call 0121 505 5950 and visit www.thefamilynurserycompany.com.
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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
- 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 EY545218 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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