Full-day nursery in Norley, Wigan
St Cuthbert's Early Years Centre
St. Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Thorburn Road, Wigan, WN5 9LW · 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 March 2009Reference EY392355Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Thorburn Road, Wigan, WN5 9LW · More nurseries in WN5
Stations
- Pemberton15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Thorburn Road, School Way and Norley Hall Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Laithwaite Park12 min walk
- Norley Hall Adventure Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Highfield Park 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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 Cuthbert's Early Years Centre is a full-day nursery at St. Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Thorburn Road, Wigan, WN5 9LW, in Norley, Wigan. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Westfield Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Marsh Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.7 miles
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 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 St Cuthbert's Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Cuthbert's Early Years Centre Good at its inspection on 6 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Cuthbert's Early Years Centre take?
St Cuthbert's Early Years Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Cuthbert's Early Years Centre?
Pemberton is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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 EY392355 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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