Sessional pre-school in Broken Cross, Cheshire East
Whirley Pre School Group
Broken Cross Methodist Church, Whirley Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3JR · 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 1996Reference 305429Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 17 May 2024Food 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
Broken Cross Methodist Church, Whirley Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3JR · More nurseries in SK10
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including Jasmine Avenue, Gorseyknoll and Newquay Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Weston Community Grounds10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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 Cheshire East there are about 2.5 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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Whirley Pre School Group is a sessional pre-school at Broken Cross Methodist Church, Whirley Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3JR, in Broken Cross, Cheshire East. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirley Pre School GroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Jasmine Park Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| St Alban's Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| First Steps NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| St John's Pre-School MacclesfieldSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kids Planet PrestburyFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Macclesfield Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whirley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- Upton Priory School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- Ivy Bank Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 miles
- The King's School In Macclesfield ages 3–19has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Park Lane School ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 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 Whirley Pre School Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whirley Pre School Group Good at its inspection on 5 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whirley Pre School Group take?
Whirley Pre School Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whirley Pre School Group?
Macclesfield is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
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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 305429 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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