Full-day nursery in Ash Bank, Staffordshire
Wise Owl Nursery
143 Ash Bank Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 9DX · 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 July 2013Reference EY460575Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 February 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
143 Ash Bank Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 9DX · More nurseries in ST2
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including New Road and The Ash Bank.
Parks and playgrounds
- White Bar11 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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Wise Owl Nursery is a full-day nursery at 143 Ash Bank Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 9DX, in Ash Bank, Staffordshire. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Wise Owl Nursery Limited.
Run by Wise Owl Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Werrington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Maple Court Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 miles
- Kingsland CofE Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.2 miles
- Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit ages 4–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 1.4 miles
- Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.6 miles
- Eaton Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 1.6 miles
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.7 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 Wise Owl Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wise Owl Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wise Owl Nursery take?
Wise Owl Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
Who runs Wise Owl Nursery?
Wise Owl Nursery is run by Wise Owl Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Wise Owl Nursery?
You can call 01782 303960 and visit www.thewiseowlnursery.co.uk.
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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 EY460575 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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