Sessional pre-school in Lache, Cheshire West and Chester
St Clares Pre School
St Clares Primary School, Hawthorne Road, Lache, CH4 8HX · 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 1984Reference 305317Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 November 2024Ofsted · 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 3 December 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
St Clares Primary School, Hawthorne Road, Lache, CH4 8HX · More nurseries in CH4
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Lache Park Avenue, Cranford Court and Henley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Westminster Park4 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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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St Clares Pre School is a sessional pre-school at St Clares Primary School, Hawthorne Road, Lache, CH4 8HX, in Lache, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lache Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.1 miles
- Belgrave Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- The King's School ages 4–19 0.6 miles
- Kings Moat Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- The Queen's School ages 3–18has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- Abbey School for Exceptional Children ages 4–19 1.6 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 St Clares Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Clares Pre School Good at its inspection on 26 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Clares Pre School take?
St Clares Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
How do I contact St Clares Pre School?
You can call 07936 413246 and visit www.stclarespreschool.co.uk.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 305317 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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