Full-day nursery in Pennington, Wigan
The Beeches Pre School
1 Beech Drive, Leigh, WN7 3LJ · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Beech Drive, Leigh, WN7 3LJ · More nurseries in WN7
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Meynell Drive, Landside and Wigshaw Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pennington Hall Park5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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 Beeches Pre School is a full-day nursery at 1 Beech Drive, Leigh, WN7 3LJ, in Pennington, Wigan. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Gilded Hollins Community School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.9 miles
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Leigh CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Leigh Central Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 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 Beeches Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Beeches Pre School Good at its inspection on 16 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Beeches Pre School take?
The Beeches Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY501739 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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