Sessional pre-school in Irlams o' th' Height, Salford
St Lukes Pre-School
St Lukes Parish Centre, Swinton Park Road, Salford, M6 7WR · 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 August 2005Reference EY315656Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 September 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 Lukes Parish Centre, Swinton Park Road, Salford, M6 7WR · More nurseries in M6
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Delamere Avenue, Oakwood Park and The Westlands.
Parks and playgrounds
- Oakwood Park2 min walk
- Lightoaks Park3 min walk
- Rabbit Hills Playing Fields8 min walk
- Bolton Road Playing Fields11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 Salford 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.
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St Lukes Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St Lukes Parish Centre, Swinton Park Road, Salford, M6 7WR, in Irlams o' th' Height, Salford. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Luke's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.1 miles
- Summerville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- Light Oaks Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Light Oaks Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Grosvenor Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Springwood Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 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 Lukes Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Lukes Pre-School Good at its inspection on 6 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Lukes Pre-School take?
St Lukes Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Lukes Pre-School?
Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 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 EY315656 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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