Full-day nursery in Heywood, Rochdale
St Joseph's Preschool Nursery
St Joseph's Parish Centre, Hind Hill Street, Heywood, OL10 1AQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Joseph's Parish Centre, Hind Hill Street, Heywood, OL10 1AQ · More nurseries in OL10
Stations
- Heywood (East Lancashire Railway)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Benfield Street, Heywood Library and Market Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Heywood Memeorial Gardens1 min walk
- Queen's Park12 min walk
- Playground1 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 Rochdale there are about 3.3 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 Joseph's Preschool Nursery is a full-day nursery at St Joseph's Parish Centre, Hind Hill Street, Heywood, OL10 1AQ, in Heywood, Rochdale. It is registered for 90 children. Its Ofsted report card (April 2026) grades inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 14 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Preschool NurseryThis nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Harwood Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2020 0.4 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Woodland Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- All Souls Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Hopwood Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.9 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 Joseph's Preschool Nursery's Ofsted rating?
St Joseph's Preschool Nursery was inspected on 15 April 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can St Joseph's Preschool Nursery take?
St Joseph's Preschool Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Joseph's Preschool Nursery?
Heywood (East Lancashire Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Joseph's Preschool Nursery?
You can call 01706 621463 and visit stjosephsnurseryheywood.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2875351 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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