Full-day nursery in Fairfield, Tameside
The Learning Hive Nursery School
30 Manchester Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5GB · 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 July 2022Reference 2685055Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places106 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 June 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
30 Manchester Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5GB · More nurseries in M34
Stations
- Fairfield3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Booth Road, Charles Avenue and Ashton Hill Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Godfrey Ermen Playing Fields5 min walk
- Delamere Park8 min walk
- King's Grange 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 Tameside 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 Learning Hive Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 30 Manchester Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5GB, in Fairfield, Tameside. It is registered for 106 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 21 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Storal Nurseries Limited.
Run by Storal Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 29 nurseries.
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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 Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Fairfield Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- St Clement's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Moorside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Manchester Road Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Aldwyn Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Audenshaw Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 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 Learning Hive Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Learning Hive Nursery School Good at its inspection on 10 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Learning Hive Nursery School take?
The Learning Hive Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 106 children at any one time.
Who runs The Learning Hive Nursery School?
The Learning Hive Nursery School is run by Storal Nurseries Limited, which runs 29 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Learning Hive Nursery School?
Fairfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Learning Hive Nursery School?
You can call 0161 371 7847 and visit www.storal.com.
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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 2685055 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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