Full-day nursery in Middleforth Green, Lancashire
Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham
4 New Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9JE · 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
4 New Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9JE · More nurseries in PR1
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including New Lane School Stop, New lane School Stop and Studholme Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Middleforth Green1 min walk
- Vernons Sports & Leisure Park6 min walk
- Upper Farm Nature Reserve & Leisure Park10 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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Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham is a full-day nursery at 4 New Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9JE, in Middleforth Green, Lancashire. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Silver Cloud Nurseries Limited.
Run by Silver Cloud Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Kingsfold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- Applebee Wood School ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- St Stephen's CofE School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 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 Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham Good at its inspection on 3 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham take?
Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
Who runs Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham?
Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham is run by Silver Cloud Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham?
You can call 01772 752411 and visit www.silvercloudnurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2754473 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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