Full-day nursery in Spotland Bridge, Rochdale
The Willows Private Day Nursery
49 Bridgefold Road, Rochdale, OL11 5BX · 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 June 2005Reference EY308399Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 February 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
49 Bridgefold Road, Rochdale, OL11 5BX · More nurseries in OL11
Stations
- Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Spotland Road, Mellor Street and Spotland Bridge.
Parks and playgrounds
- Denehurst Park8 min walk
- Falinge Park12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 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 Willows Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 49 Bridgefold Road, Rochdale, OL11 5BX, in Spotland Bridge, Rochdale. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Spotland Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Broadfield Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Howard Street Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Beech House School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Whitehall Academy ages 5–11 0.8 miles
- Brimrod Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Marland Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 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 Willows Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Willows Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Willows Private Day Nursery take?
The Willows Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Willows Private Day Nursery?
Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Willows Private Day Nursery?
You can call 01706 654085 and visit www.thewillowsrochdale.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY308399 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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