Sessional pre-school in Thornton Hough, Wirral
Thornton Hough Playgroup
The Village Hall, Manor Road, Thornton Hough, Wirral, CH63 1JB · 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
The Village Hall, Manor Road, Thornton Hough, Wirral, CH63 1JB · More nurseries in CH63
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Manor Road, Thornton Hough Primary School and Church Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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 Wirral there are about 3.4 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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Thornton Hough Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at The Village Hall, Manor Road, Thornton Hough, Wirral, CH63 1JB, in Thornton Hough, Wirral. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Hough PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thornton Hough Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Barnston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.2 miles
- Neston High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.7 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 Thornton Hough Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thornton Hough Playgroup Good at its inspection on 18 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thornton Hough Playgroup take?
Thornton Hough Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Thornton Hough Playgroup?
Heswall is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Thornton Hough Playgroup?
You can call 0151 353 8930 and visit www.thorntonhoughpreschoolplaygroup.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 306507 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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