Full-day nursery in Lunts Heath, Halton
Wilmere Lane Nursery School
64 Wilmere Lane, Widnes, WA8 5UR · 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 February 2023Reference 2715176Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
64 Wilmere Lane, Widnes, WA8 5UR · More nurseries in WA8
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Wilmere Lane, Valentine House and Birchfield Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Birchfield Gardens6 min walk
- Playground8 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 Halton 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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Wilmere Lane Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 64 Wilmere Lane, Widnes, WA8 5UR, in Lunts Heath, Halton. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Storal Nurseries Limited.
Run by Storal Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 29 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lunts Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Birchfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.1 miles
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- Fairfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Moorfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 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 Wilmere Lane Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wilmere Lane Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 14 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wilmere Lane Nursery School take?
Wilmere Lane Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
Who runs Wilmere Lane Nursery School?
Wilmere Lane Nursery School is run by Storal Nurseries Limited, which runs 29 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Wilmere Lane Nursery School?
Widnes is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wilmere Lane Nursery School?
You can call 0151 495 2939 and visit www.storal.com.
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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 2715176 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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