Full-day nursery in Atherton, Wigan
Sunbeams Atherton
Manor House, 23 Bolton Old Road, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 9DF · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Manor House, 23 Bolton Old Road, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 9DF · More nurseries in M46
Stations
- Atherton12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Hag Fold17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Water Street, Alder Street and Atherton Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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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Sunbeams Atherton is a full-day nursery at Manor House, 23 Bolton Old Road, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 9DF, in Atherton, Wigan. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbeams AthertonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Partou Footprints Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Abc at Atherton's Children CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Atherton Pre-School Day Care LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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| Partou Storytimes Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Partou Little Acorns Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chowbent Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Parklee Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Meadowbank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Hindsford CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.7 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 Sunbeams Atherton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunbeams Atherton Good at its inspection on 26 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunbeams Atherton take?
Sunbeams Atherton is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunbeams Atherton?
Atherton is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunbeams Atherton?
You can call 0800 307 0155.
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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 EY456178 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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