Full-day nursery in New Horwich, Derbyshire
Sunshine Nursery School
2 Gisbourne House, Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, HIGH PEAK, SK23 7HU · 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 December 2006Reference EY343935Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
2 Gisbourne House, Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, HIGH PEAK, SK23 7HU · More nurseries in SK23
Stations
- Whaley Bridge6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School, White Horse and Reservoir Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Memorial Park4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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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Sunshine Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 2 Gisbourne House, Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, HIGH PEAK, SK23 7HU, in New Horwich, Derbyshire. It is registered for 60 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 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| First Steps Nursery (New Mills) LtdFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whaley Bridge Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Buxworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.7 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 Sunshine Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Nursery School Good at its inspection on 1 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Nursery School take?
Sunshine Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunshine Nursery School?
Whaley Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunshine Nursery School?
You can call 01663 733929 and visit www.sunshinenurseryschool.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 EY343935 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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