Full-day nursery in Great Howarth, Rochdale
The Old Library
Wardle Road, Rochdale, OL12 9ER · 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
Wardle Road, Rochdale, OL12 9ER · More nurseries in OL12
Stations
- Smithy Bridge24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Princess Avenue, Great Howarth and Auburn House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Old Library is a full-day nursery at Wardle Road, Rochdale, OL12 9ER, in Great Howarth, Rochdale. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.2 from 6 reviews (October 2026).
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| The Old LibraryThis 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
- Kentmere Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Hamer Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Springside ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 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 0.7 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 1.0 miles
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 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 Old Library's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old Library Good at its inspection on 15 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Old Library take?
The Old Library is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Old Library?
Smithy Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Old Library?
You can call 01706 649430.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 316464 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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