Best Nursery schools in Cheshire
These rankings cover nursery schools in the county of Cheshire based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using βQuality of educationβ (where available), then contextual signals.
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
Summary
These rankings use each schoolβs latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
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1.Lark Hill Nursery SchoolNursery β’ Local authority nursery school β’ Stockport (Greater Manchester) β’ SK3 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Dec 2014 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
2.Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery SchoolNursery β’ Local authority nursery school β’ Widnes β’ WA8 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2014 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
3.Hollywood Park Nursery SchoolNursery β’ Local authority nursery school β’ Stockport β’ SK3 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2014 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
4.Reddish Vale Nursery SchoolNursery β’ Local authority nursery school β’ Stockport β’ SK5 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jan 2013 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
5.Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest SchoolNursery β’ Local authority nursery school β’ Warrington β’ WA2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Dec 2012 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
6.Westminster Nursery SchoolNursery β’ Local authority nursery school β’ Crewe β’ CW2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2014 β graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
7.Freshfield Nursery SchoolNursery β’ Local authority nursery school β’ Stockport β’ SK4 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Oct 2014 β graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
8.Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery SchoolNursery β’ Local authority nursery school β’ Widnes β’ WA8 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2014 β graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
9.Birchfield Nursery SchoolNursery β’ Local authority nursery school β’ Widnes β’ WA8 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2013 β graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits donβt replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) β highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) β consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) β not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) β significant weaknesses found.
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