Full-day nursery in Westwood Park, Salford
Westwood Smarties
Grasmere Crescent, Eccles, MANCHESTER, M30 8DN · 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 January 2009Reference EY387511Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 19 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Grasmere Crescent, Eccles, MANCHESTER, M30 8DN · More nurseries in M30
Stations
- Patricroft18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Westwood Crescent, Parrin Lane and Worsley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Westwood Park1 min walk
- Winton Park9 min walk
- New Alder Park10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Salford 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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Westwood Smarties is a full-day nursery at Grasmere Crescent, Eccles, MANCHESTER, M30 8DN, in Westwood Park, Salford. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood SmartiesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westwood Park Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.1 miles
- Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre ages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Bridgewater School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Broadoak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Beech Street Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.9 miles
- Monton Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 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 Westwood Smarties's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Westwood Smarties Good at its inspection on 19 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Westwood Smarties take?
Westwood Smarties is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Westwood Smarties?
Patricroft is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Westwood Smarties?
You can call 0161 789 1975 and visit www.westwoodsmarties.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 EY387511 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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