Full-day nursery in Higher Penwortham, Lancashire
Whitefriars Childrens Nursery Ltd
Whitefriars Nursery, 1 Hill Road, Preston, PR1 9XH · 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 August 2015Reference EY490668Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 December 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
Whitefriars Nursery, 1 Hill Road, Preston, PR1 9XH · More nurseries in PR1
Stations
- Preston22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Tesco, Girls High School and St Marys Health Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hurst Grange Park4 min walk
- King George V Playing Field12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 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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Whitefriars Childrens Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at Whitefriars Nursery, 1 Hill Road, Preston, PR1 9XH, in Higher Penwortham, Lancashire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Penwortham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Stephen's CofE School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Whitefield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 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 Whitefriars Childrens Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitefriars Childrens Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 5 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whitefriars Childrens Nursery Ltd take?
Whitefriars Childrens Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whitefriars Childrens Nursery Ltd?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Whitefriars Childrens Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01772 747943 and visit whitefriarsnursery.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 EY490668 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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