Full-day nursery in Lower Penwortham, Lancashire
Tinkerbells
Bridge Inn, Leyland Road, Penwortham, PRESTON, PR1 9XR · 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 August 2011Reference EY426381Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places114 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 2025Food 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
Bridge Inn, Leyland Road, Penwortham, PRESTON, PR1 9XR · More nurseries in PR1
Stations
- Preston16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Valley Road, Terminus and Riverside Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hurst Grange Park8 min walk
- Miller Park11 min walk
- Middleforth Green12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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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Tinkerbells is a full-day nursery at Bridge Inn, Leyland Road, Penwortham, PRESTON, PR1 9XR, in Lower Penwortham, Lancashire. It is registered for 114 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 18 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Tinkerbells Nursery Limited.
Run by Tinkerbells Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Stephen's CofE School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Imam Muhammad Zakariya School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Kingsfold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Penwortham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 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 Tinkerbells's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tinkerbells Outstanding at its inspection on 24 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tinkerbells take?
Tinkerbells is registered with Ofsted for up to 114 children at any one time.
Who runs Tinkerbells?
Tinkerbells is run by Tinkerbells Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tinkerbells?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tinkerbells?
You can call 01772 751666 and visit www.tinkerbellsnursery-penwortham.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 EY426381 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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