Sessional pre-school in Old Trafford, Trafford
The Park Playgroup
Old Trafford Youth Centre, St Hildas Road, Manchester, M16 9PQ · 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
Old Trafford Youth Centre, St Hildas Road, Manchester, M16 9PQ · More nurseries in M16
Stations
- Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink)5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Pomona (Manchester Metrolink)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Old Trafford (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Trafford Plaza, Paragon House and Trafford Bar.
Parks and playgrounds
- Seymour Park1 min walk
- Hullard Park4 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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 Trafford there are about 2.5 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 Park Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Old Trafford Youth Centre, St Hildas Road, Manchester, M16 9PQ, in Old Trafford, Trafford. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Park PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bright Horizons at TraffordFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Kids Planet Salford QuaysFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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| Early Days Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Amaryllis PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Seymour Park Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.2 miles
- St Alphonsus RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Afifah School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Old Trafford Community Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Kings Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Manley Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- St John Vianney RC School ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 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 Park Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Park Playgroup Good at its inspection on 11 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Park Playgroup take?
The Park Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Park Playgroup?
Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Park Playgroup?
You can call 07516 697365.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY489424 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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