Full-day nursery in Sandiway, Cheshire West and Chester
Smallworld
Sandiway Primary School, Weaverham Road, Northwich, CW8 2ND · 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 2002Reference EY226107Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 January 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
Sandiway Primary School, Weaverham Road, Northwich, CW8 2ND · More nurseries in CW8
Stations
- Cuddington9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Hadrian Way, Weaverham Road and Rosslyn Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Cheshire West and Chester there are about 2.4 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.
What parents say
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Smallworld is a full-day nursery at Sandiway Primary School, Weaverham Road, Northwich, CW8 2ND, in Sandiway, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sandiway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Cuddington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Weaverham High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.8 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 Smallworld's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smallworld Good at its inspection on 8 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smallworld take?
Smallworld is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Smallworld?
Cuddington is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY226107 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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