Sessional pre-school in Gorse Covert, Warrington
The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert)
Gorse Covert Primary School, Gorse Covert Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TS · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Gorse Covert Primary School, Gorse Covert Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TS · More nurseries in WA3
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashdown Lane, Ringwood Close and Spar Shop.
Parks and playgrounds
- Risley Moss Country Park4 min walk
- Gorse Covert Mounds5 min walk
- Birchwood Forest Park6 min walk
- Birchwood Brook Park11 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 Warrington there are about 2.3 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 Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert) is a sessional pre-school at Gorse Covert Primary School, Gorse Covert Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TS, in Gorse Covert, Warrington. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gorse Covert Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Birchwood School ages 5–19 1.2 miles
- Locking Stumps Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 1.4 miles
- Newchurch Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.7 miles
- Culcheth Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2023 1.8 miles
- Birchwood Community High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.4 miles
- Culcheth High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.8 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 Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert) Outstanding at its inspection on 14 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert) take?
The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert) is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert)?
Birchwood is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert)?
You can call 07875 365967.
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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 EY375737 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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