Full-day nursery in Castle Hall, Tameside
Sunflower Stalybridge
Gorse Hall Day Centre, High Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1SE · 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 January 2018Reference EY555153Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 July 2025Food 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
Gorse Hall Day Centre, High Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1SE · More nurseries in SK15
Stations
- Stalybridge9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Peel Street, Set Street and Hob Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gorse Hall4 min walk
- Stamford Park11 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 Tameside 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.
What parents say
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Sunflower Stalybridge is a full-day nursery at Gorse Hall Day Centre, High Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1SE, in Castle Hall, Tameside. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower StalybridgeThis 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
- Trinity School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Yew Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Oakdale School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.8 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 Sunflower Stalybridge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunflower Stalybridge Good at its inspection on 2 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunflower Stalybridge take?
Sunflower Stalybridge is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunflower Stalybridge?
Stalybridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunflower Stalybridge?
You can call 0161 343 3015 and visit www.sunflowergroup.co.uk.
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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 EY555153 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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