Sessional pre-school in Appleton, Halton
St John's Pre-School
St John's Centre, Greenway Road, Widnes, WA8 6HA · 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 February 2003Reference EY245131Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 April 2024Food 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 John's Centre, Greenway Road, Widnes, WA8 6HA · More nurseries in WA8
Stations
- Widnes12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Appleton Village, Barracks and Peelhouse Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park3 min walk
- The Bongs9 min walk
- The Bongs10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Halton there are about 3.1 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 John's Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St John's Centre, Greenway Road, Widnes, WA8 6HA, in Appleton, Halton. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 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
- Fairfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.1 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Birchfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Kingsway Primary Academy School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 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 John's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 14 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St John's Pre-School take?
St John's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St John's Pre-School?
Widnes is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St John's Pre-School?
You can call 0151 420 2942 and visit www.widnes-preschool.co.uk.
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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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY245131 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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