Full-day nursery in Howarth Cross, Rochdale
The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery
11 Howarth Cross Street, ROCHDALE, OL16 2PB · 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 May 2012Reference EY438661Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 November 2022Ofsted · 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 2 November 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
11 Howarth Cross Street, ROCHDALE, OL16 2PB · More nurseries in OL16
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Millgate, Smallbridge Library and Roch Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Rochdale there are about 3.3 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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The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 11 Howarth Cross Street, ROCHDALE, OL16 2PB, in Howarth Cross, Rochdale. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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| The Apple Tree Private Day NurseryThis 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
- Hamer Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Springside ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Kentmere Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Heybrook Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service ages 5–16Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.6 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 The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery take?
The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery?
Smithy Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery?
You can call 01706 633431 and visit www.theappletreenursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY438661 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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