Full-day nursery in Biddulph, Staffordshire
Willow Tree Day Nursery Biddulph
Nursery House, Craigside, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6BN · 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 November 2019Reference 2553057Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 28 January 2025Ofsted · 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 28 July 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
Nursery House, Craigside, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6BN · More nurseries in ST8
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Craigside, High Street and Meadows Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Sandhole Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Staffordshire 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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Willow Tree Day Nursery Biddulph is a full-day nursery at Nursery House, Craigside, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6BN, in Biddulph, Staffordshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Tree Day Nursery BiddulphThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kingsfield First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Squirrel Hayes First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Roaches School ages 5–16 0.7 miles
- Knypersley First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Oxhey First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Moor First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.6 miles
- Castle Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.8 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 Willow Tree Day Nursery Biddulph's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willow Tree Day Nursery Biddulph Good at its inspection on 28 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willow Tree Day Nursery Biddulph take?
Willow Tree Day Nursery Biddulph is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact Willow Tree Day Nursery Biddulph?
You can call 01782 518484 and visit www.willowtreedaynursery.net.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2553057 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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