Full-day nursery in Ridge, Lancashire
Rising Stars Nursery
Firbank Childrens Centre, Firbank Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3HL · 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 August 2011Reference EY432216Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places88 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 June 2025Food 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
Firbank Childrens Centre, Firbank Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3HL · More nurseries in LA1
Stations
- Lancaster21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Ridge Lane, Primary School and Esthwaite Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whalley Playing Field2 min walk
- Green Ayre7 min walk
- Highfield Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Williamson Park12 min walk
- Ryelands Park12 min walk
- 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 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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Rising Stars Nursery is a full-day nursery at Firbank Childrens Centre, Firbank Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3HL, in Ridge, Lancashire. It is registered for 88 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castle View Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) ages 5–11 1.0 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 Rising Stars Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rising Stars Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rising Stars Nursery take?
Rising Stars Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 88 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rising Stars Nursery?
Lancaster is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rising Stars Nursery?
You can call 01524 383366 and visit www.risingstarslancaster.co.uk.
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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 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY432216 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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