Sessional pre-school in Towngate, Lancashire
Rainbow Hub NW Ltd
Rainbow Hub, Salt Pit Lane, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, L40 2QX · 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 2021Reference 2647684Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 January 2018Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Rainbow Hub, Salt Pit Lane, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, L40 2QX · More nurseries in L40
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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Rainbow Hub NW Ltd is a sessional pre-school at Rainbow Hub, Salt Pit Lane, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, L40 2QX, in Towngate, Lancashire. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rainbow Hub School ages 4–16 under 0.1 miles
- St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.0 miles
- Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Eccleston Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.3 miles
- Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.5 miles
- Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.6 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 Rainbow Hub NW Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Hub NW Ltd Good at its inspection on 12 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Hub NW Ltd take?
Rainbow Hub NW Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
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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.
- 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 2647684 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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