Full-day nursery in Stubley, Rochdale
The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club
Featherstall Road, Littleborough, OL15 8DH · 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
Featherstall Road, Littleborough, OL15 8DH · More nurseries in OL15
Stations
- Littleborough9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Smithy Bridge19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Stockton Street, Butterworth Street and Whitelees Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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 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 Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club is a full-day nursery at Featherstall Road, Littleborough, OL15 8DH, in Stubley, Rochdale. It is registered for 125 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2021 0.2 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Littleborough Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 miles
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.6 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 Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club Good at its inspection on 21 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club take?
The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 125 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club?
Littleborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club?
You can call 01706 390000 and visit thearklittleborough.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
- 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 EY549006 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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