Full-day nursery in Trunnah, Lancashire
Windmill Day Nursery
6 Church Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2TZ · 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 February 2001Reference 502179Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places49 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 August 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
6 Church Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2TZ · More nurseries in FY5
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Health Centre, Shrewsbury Drive and Gardeners Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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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Windmill Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 6 Church Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2TZ, in Trunnah, Lancashire. It is registered for 49 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Great Arley School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Thornton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 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 Windmill Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Windmill Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Windmill Day Nursery take?
Windmill Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Windmill Day Nursery?
West Drive (Blackpool Tramway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Windmill Day Nursery?
You can call 01253 868160 and visit www.windmillthornton.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 502179 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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