Full-day nursery in Churchtown, Sefton
St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup
St Cuthberts Church Hall, Botanic Road, Southport, PR9 7NN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 January 1984Reference 310478Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 October 2018Food 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 Cuthberts Church Hall, Botanic Road, Southport, PR9 7NN · More nurseries in PR9
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Botanic Gardens, Manor Road and Off Botanic Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- North Meols Civic Garden2 min walk
- Botanic Gardens2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 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.
What parents say
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St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup is a full-day nursery at St Cuthberts Church Hall, Botanic Road, Southport, PR9 7NN, in Churchtown, Sefton. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Churchtown Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Crossens Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Larkfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Peterhouse School ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Marshside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.1 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 Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 7 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup take?
St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup?
Meols Cop is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 07875 652248 and visit www.stcuthbertspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 310478 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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