Full-day nursery in Blackmoor, Wigan
Woodland Adventure Nursery
Damhouse, Astley Hall Drive, Astley, M29 7TX · 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 March 2021Reference 2628023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 January 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
Damhouse, Astley Hall Drive, Astley, M29 7TX · More nurseries in M29
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Astley Hall Drive, The Straits and Abbeycroft Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Withington Common9 min walk
- Playground5 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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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Woodland Adventure Nursery is a full-day nursery at Damhouse, Astley Hall Drive, Astley, M29 7TX, in Blackmoor, Wigan. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 24 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Woodland Adventure Nursery Ltd.
Run by Woodland Adventure Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Tyldesley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Garrett Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.2 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 Woodland Adventure Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Woodland Adventure Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 31 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Woodland Adventure Nursery take?
Woodland Adventure Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
Who runs Woodland Adventure Nursery?
Woodland Adventure Nursery is run by Woodland Adventure Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Woodland Adventure Nursery?
You can call 01942 877444 and visit www.woodlandadventurenursery.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 2628023 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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