Full-day nursery in Moorside, Salford
The Ark Woodlands Nursery
119 Moorside Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 0LB · 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 April 2022Reference 2681795Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 January 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
119 Moorside Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 0LB · More nurseries in M27
Stations
- Moorside13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Swinton (Manchester)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Priestley Road, Moorside Road and Holyrood Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moorside Park5 min walk
- Beech Farm6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Salford 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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The Ark Woodlands Nursery is a full-day nursery at 119 Moorside Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 0LB, in Moorside, Salford. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 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 Charles' RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Moorside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- Broadoak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- The Deans Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Bridgewater School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Mossfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Wardley CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.9 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 The Ark Woodlands Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ark Woodlands Nursery Good at its inspection on 2 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ark Woodlands Nursery take?
The Ark Woodlands Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Ark Woodlands Nursery?
Moorside is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Ark Woodlands Nursery?
You can call 0161 243 3243 and visit www.thearkwoodlands.co.uk.
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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 2681795 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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