Full-day nursery in Ormskirk, Lancashire
Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield House
Abbeyfield House, 7 Ruff Lane, Ormskirk, L39 4QX · 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 June 2014Reference EY474248Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 11 September 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
Abbeyfield House, 7 Ruff Lane, Ormskirk, L39 4QX · More nurseries in L39
Stations
- Ormskirk9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Playing Field, School House Green and Pinfold Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park5 min walk
- Coronation Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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.
What parents say
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Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield House is a full-day nursery at Abbeyfield House, 7 Ruff Lane, Ormskirk, L39 4QX, in Ormskirk, Lancashire. It is registered for 68 children. 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 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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| Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield HouseThis 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
- Moorgate Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Ormskirk Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Pontville School ages 5–19 0.8 miles
- Ormskirk West End School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Ormskirk Asmall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.1 miles
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.4 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 Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield House's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield House Good at its inspection on 24 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield House take?
Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield House is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield House?
Ormskirk is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield House?
You can call 01695 227200.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY474248 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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