Full-day nursery in Golgotha, Lancashire
University of Cumbria Pre-School Centre
Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 3JD · 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
Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 3JD · More nurseries in LA1
Stations
- Lancaster24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Cork Road, Malvern Avenue and Eastham Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Greaves Park6 min walk
- Williamson Park6 min walk
- Greaves Forage Garden12 min walk
- Highfield Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Playground5 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 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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University of Cumbria Pre-School Centre is a full-day nursery at Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 3JD, in Golgotha, Lancashire. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 114 reviews (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
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Stepping Stones School ages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Moorside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 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 University of Cumbria Pre-School Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated University of Cumbria Pre-School Centre Good at its inspection on 7 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can University of Cumbria Pre-School Centre take?
University of Cumbria Pre-School Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to University of Cumbria Pre-School Centre?
Lancaster is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact University of Cumbria Pre-School Centre?
You can call 01524 590800 and visit www.cumbria.ac.uk.
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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 310284 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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