Full-day nursery in Chadderton Fold, Oldham
St Matthew's Playgroup
St. Matthews Playgroup, Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2RQ · 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 June 1996Reference 508066Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 September 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
St. Matthews Playgroup, Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2RQ · More nurseries in OL1
Stations
- Mills Hill (Manchester)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including North Chadderton School, Nth Chadderton Upper School and Chadderton Hall Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chadderton Hall Park2 min walk
- Noddy's Playing Fields5 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground12 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 Oldham there are about 3.6 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 Matthew's Playgroup is a full-day nursery at St. Matthews Playgroup, Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2RQ, in Chadderton Fold, Oldham. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| St Matthew's PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | 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
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- The Chadderton Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Mills Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Bare Trees Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Burnley Brow Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Elm Wood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 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 Matthew's Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Matthew's Playgroup Good at its inspection on 10 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Matthew's Playgroup take?
St Matthew's Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Matthew's Playgroup?
Mills Hill (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Matthew's Playgroup?
You can call 0161 287 9169.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 508066 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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