Full-day nursery in Bramhall, Stockport
The Railway Nursery
2 Hartington Road, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 2DZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 February 2015Reference EY484314Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 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
2 Hartington Road, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 2DZ · More nurseries in SK7
Stations
- Bramhall3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Bramhall Station, Ladythorne Road and Ladythorn Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lumb Lane Park5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 Stockport 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 Railway Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2 Hartington Road, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 2DZ, in Bramhall, Stockport. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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| The Railway NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Pownall Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Ladybrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Queensgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Moss Hey Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Hursthead Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Hursthead Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Valley School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Lostock Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 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 Railway Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Railway Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 2 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Railway Nursery take?
The Railway Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Railway Nursery?
Bramhall is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Railway Nursery?
You can call 0161 439 5492 and visit www.therailwaynursery.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 EY484314 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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