Full-day nursery in Higher Runcorn, Halton
Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community Playgroup
1a Highlands Road, Runcorn, WA7 4PS · 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 April 1998Reference 303489Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 November 2018Food 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
1a Highlands Road, Runcorn, WA7 4PS · More nurseries in WA7
Stations
- Runcorn11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Whitley Close, Cenotaph and Westfield Top.
Parks and playgrounds
- Runcorn Hill Park2 min walk
- Heath Park5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Halton there are about 3.1 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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Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community Playgroup is a full-day nursery at 1a Highlands Road, Runcorn, WA7 4PS, in Higher Runcorn, Halton. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Heathside Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Dunky's Day Nursery (Runcorn)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Clement's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Westfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Victoria Road Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Weston Point Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Pewithall School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.8 miles
- Weston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 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 Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community Playgroup Good at its inspection on 12 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community Playgroup take?
Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community Playgroup?
Runcorn is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community Playgroup?
You can call 01928 500004 and visit www.vicaragelodgepreschool.com.
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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 303489 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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