Sessional pre-school in Flixton, Trafford
St John's Preschool
St. Johns Vicarage, Irlam Road, Urmston, MANCHESTER, M41 6AP · 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
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. Johns Vicarage, Irlam Road, Urmston, MANCHESTER, M41 6AP · More nurseries in M41
Stations
- Flixton11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Chassen Road24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including St John's, Irlam Road and Woodsend Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodsend Park4 min walk
- Wellacre Country Park7 min walk
- Flixton Park10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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 Trafford there are about 2.5 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.
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St John's Preschool is a sessional pre-school at St. Johns Vicarage, Irlam Road, Urmston, MANCHESTER, M41 6AP, in Flixton, Trafford. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 (November 2026). It is run by Little Sunshines Pre School Partnership.
Run by Little Sunshines Pre School Partnership (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Irlam Road NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Abbotsford Preparatory School - Little Gems NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Sunrose Learning HubFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Kids Planet IrlamFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Mojo 4Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Fairhills Pre-School Irlam CICSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Acre Hall Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.1 miles
- Delamere School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Flixton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Abbotsford Preparatory School ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 miles
- Woodhouse Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 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 John's Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John's Preschool Good at its inspection on 26 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St John's Preschool take?
St John's Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs St John's Preschool?
St John's Preschool is run by Little Sunshines Pre School Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to St John's Preschool?
Flixton is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St John's Preschool?
You can call 07496 252573.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2745160 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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