Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre, Bolton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at making learning exciting and fun through creative play-based activities in beautiful indoor and outdoor learning environments. Staff build wonderful relationships with children and tailor activities to each child's interests and needs, resulting in rapid progress. Parents love the school's approachable staff, excellent care, and the remarkable progress their children make.
Key Strengths
- High-quality teaching with strong relationships between staff and children, particularly with key persons
- Excellent progress for all children including the most able and disadvantaged through personalized, play-based learning
- Outstanding curriculum with exciting activities and trips that stimulate curiosity and capture imagination
- Exceptional behavior and relationships between children who play remarkably well together
- Inclusive provision with very good care and attention for children in the resourced base
Areas for Improvement
- Improve attendance for the small number of parents who are reluctant to send their children regularly
- Provide more detailed feedback to teachers after observations about the progress of different groups of children
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with comprehensive procedures in place, staff trained in recognizing abuse and neglect, secure recruitment processes, and a secure school site with visitor checks.
Extracurricular Activities
Visits to library, local shops, railway station, park; visitors including storytellers, street dancers, train drivers, police officers
Grosvenor Nursery School is an outstanding school that continues to provide children with an excellent start to their education, achieving this outstanding judgment for the third consecutive time. The new headteacher and her dedicated staff team ensure all groups of children make rapid gains in their learning through high-quality teaching and excellent knowledge of individual needs.
At a Glance
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Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
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Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bolton
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Admissions Demand - Bolton
Places available
4,380
Applications
4,014
Got 1st preference
82.6%
Got preferred school
95.0%
Secondary admissions across Bolton (2025/26)
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