Sessional pre-school in Wallbank, Lancashire
Whitworth Playgroup
Hallfold United Reform Church, Hall Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8TL · 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 September 1992Reference 309530Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 2026Food 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
Hallfold United Reform Church, Hall Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8TL · More nurseries in OL12
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Milner Street, Hall Street and Union Street.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Whitworth Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Hallfold United Reform Church, Hall Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8TL, in Wallbank, Lancashire. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Tonacliffe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Shawclough Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.6 miles
- Healey Foundation Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.6 miles
- St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.8 miles
- Whitworth Community High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 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 Whitworth Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitworth Playgroup Good at its inspection on 13 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whitworth Playgroup take?
Whitworth Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 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.
- 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 309530 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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