Sessional pre-school in Castlefields, Halton
S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School Club
Halton St. Marys C Of E Primary School, Castlefields Avenue South, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2NR · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Halton St. Marys C Of E Primary School, Castlefields Avenue South, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2NR · More nurseries in WA7
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including The Brow, Rolands Walk and Norton Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- Halton Common6 min walk
- Town Park11 min walk
- Phoenix Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground10 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 Halton 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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S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School Club is a sessional pre-school at Halton St. Marys C Of E Primary School, Castlefields Avenue South, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2NR, in Castlefields, Halton. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by S4YC Limited.
Run by S4YC Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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| S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School ClubThis 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
- The Brow Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.1 miles
- Astmoor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.4 miles
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Castle View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- The Grange School All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 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 S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School Club Good at its inspection on 8 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School Club take?
S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School Club?
S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School Club is run by S4YC Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School Club?
Runcorn East is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2692938 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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