Full-day nursery in Whitley, Wigan
Whitley Pre-School Playgroup
Spencer Road Methodist Church, Spencer Road, Wigan, WN1 2QR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 September 2016Reference EY538105Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 September 2023Food 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
Spencer Road Methodist Church, Spencer Road, Wigan, WN1 2QR · More nurseries in WN1
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Spencer Road, Whitley Crescent and Green Hayes Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Marylebone Park7 min walk
- Mesnes Park10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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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Whitley Pre-School Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Spencer Road Methodist Church, Spencer Road, Wigan, WN1 2QR, in Whitley, Wigan. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Whitley Pre-School PlaygroupThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Woodfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 miles
- Mab's Cross Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Douglas Valley Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 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 Whitley Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitley Pre-School Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 11 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whitley Pre-School Playgroup take?
Whitley Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whitley Pre-School Playgroup?
Wigan Wallgate is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 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 EY538105 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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