Full-day nursery in Gerard's Bridge, St Helens
St Mark's Pre-School
162 North Road, St. Helens, WA10 2TZ · 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 July 2018Reference EY560059Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 March 2026Food 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
162 North Road, St. Helens, WA10 2TZ · More nurseries in WA10
Stations
- St Helens Central17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Oldfield Street, Windle Street and Rutland Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park2 min walk
- Bishop Road Playing Field11 min walk
- Fosters Park11 min walk
- Queen's Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Victoria Park Children's Play Area playground6 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 St Helens 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 Mark's Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 162 North Road, St. Helens, WA10 2TZ, in Gerard's Bridge, St Helens. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (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
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Rivington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.8 miles
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 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 Mark's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Mark's Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 7 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Mark's Pre-School take?
St Mark's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Mark's Pre-School?
St Helens Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Mark's Pre-School?
You can call 01744 454569 and visit www.stmarkspreschool162.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY560059 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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