Sessional pre-school in Grange Park, St Helens
St Matthews Pre-School
St. Matthews Church & Centre, 40 St. Matthews Grove, St. Helens, WA10 3SE · 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 March 2022Reference 2677404Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 September 2024Ofsted · 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 5 February 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 Church & Centre, 40 St. Matthews Grove, St. Helens, WA10 3SE · More nurseries in WA10
Stations
- Thatto Heath5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Eccleston Park19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Scholes Lane, St Matthews Grove and Broadway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Thatto Heath Park6 min walk
- Broadway Park7 min walk
- Broadway Park Children's Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Thatto Heath Children's Play Area playground8 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 Matthews Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St. Matthews Church & Centre, 40 St. Matthews Grove, St. Helens, WA10 3SE, in Grange Park, St Helens. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Matthews Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Small Wonders Day Care Nursery and Enhanced Activity CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Thatto Heath PlaydaysSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Portico PoppetsFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| DaydreamsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Rathlee Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Portico LodgeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Thatto Heath Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Eccleston Mere Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.2 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 1.3 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 Matthews Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Matthews Pre-School Good at its inspection on 10 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Matthews Pre-School take?
St Matthews Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Matthews Pre-School?
Thatto Heath is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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 2677404 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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