Full-day nursery in Cockey Moor, Bury
Safari Kindergarten
Unit 1, Lowercroft Business Park, Lowercroft Road, Bury, BL8 3PA · 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 2019Reference 2530966Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places43 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 August 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
Unit 1, Lowercroft Business Park, Lowercroft Road, Bury, BL8 3PA · More nurseries in BL8
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Wrigglesworth Close and Affetside Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Elton Vale5 min walk
- Dow Lane Park playground8 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 Bury there are about 3.3 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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Safari Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Unit 1, Lowercroft Business Park, Lowercroft Road, Bury, BL8 3PA, in Cockey Moor, Bury. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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| Safari KindergartenThis 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
- Lowercroft Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Greenhill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Chantlers Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Tottington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2022 0.9 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 Safari Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Safari Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 2 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Safari Kindergarten take?
Safari Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Safari Kindergarten?
Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Safari Kindergarten?
You can call 0161 763 9976.
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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 2530966 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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