Full-day nursery in Freshfield, Sefton
Saint Jerome's Pre-School Playgroup
St. Jeromes RC Primary School, Greenloons Drive, LIVERPOOL, L37 2LX · 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 September 2010Reference EY418056Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 2024Food 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
St. Jeromes RC Primary School, Greenloons Drive, LIVERPOOL, L37 2LX · More nurseries in L37
Stations
- Formby11 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Freshfield19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Grasmere Road, Greenloons Drive and Ennerdale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 Sefton there are about 4 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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Saint Jerome's Pre-School Playgroup is a full-day nursery at St. Jeromes RC Primary School, Greenloons Drive, LIVERPOOL, L37 2LX, in Freshfield, Sefton. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Saint Jerome's Pre-School PlaygroupThis 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
- Woodlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.1 miles
- St Jerome's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.2 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- Redgate Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
- Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.3 miles
- Freshfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.3 miles
- Formby High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 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 Saint Jerome's Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Saint Jerome's Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 28 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Saint Jerome's Pre-School Playgroup take?
Saint Jerome's Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Saint Jerome's Pre-School Playgroup?
Formby is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Saint Jerome's Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 01704 879000 and visit www.seftondirectory.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY418056 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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