Full-day nursery in Walmer Bridge, Lancashire
Walmer Bridge Day Nursery
74 Liverpool Old Road, Walmer Bridge, Preston, PR4 5GE · 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 March 2002Reference EY102250Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places81 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 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
74 Liverpool Old Road, Walmer Bridge, Preston, PR4 5GE · More nurseries in PR4
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Walmer Bridge Inn, Star Garage and Hall Carr Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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.
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Walmer Bridge Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 74 Liverpool Old Road, Walmer Bridge, Preston, PR4 5GE, in Walmer Bridge, Lancashire. It is registered for 81 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Little Hoole Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- Longton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 miles
- Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.5 miles
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Walmer Bridge Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Walmer Bridge Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Walmer Bridge Day Nursery take?
Walmer Bridge Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 81 children at any one time.
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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 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY102250 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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