Hollywood Park Nursery School, Stockport
Hollywood Park Nursery School is a nursery school for pupils aged 2 to 5 in Stockport. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hollywood Park Nursery School in detail
Who goes there
27.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 14.5% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 42 pupils (50.6%) received SEN support and 8 (9.6%) had an education, health and care plan. The most common need among them is autism.
Hollywood Park Nursery School has a resourced provision for visual impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 19 places, 19 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stockport Rail Station, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hollywood Park (at), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hollywood Park Nursery School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Hollywood Park Nursery School creates a warm, caring environment where children are genuinely happy to learn. The school stands out for its excellent support of children with additional needs, and its commitment to enriching learning through real-life experiences like woodland play, local trips and watching animals hatch. Most children leave well-prepared for primary school.
Key Strengths
- Strong support for children with special educational needs through highly effective teaching and adaptations -
- Regular trips to local parks and community experiences that broaden children's learning -
- Caring relationships between staff and children, with children enjoying play and investigation in well-equipped classrooms and outdoor areas -
- Good focus on communication and language development with targeted support for children who need it -
- Teaching of responsibility and wider development including diversity and preparing children for modern Britain
Areas for Improvement
- Some areas of learning do not clearly identify the important knowledge children should learn, making it unclear what staff should prioritise -
- Checks on children's learning do not always identify if children understand key knowledge, meaning some gaps are missed -
- Organisation of some daily routines is not always effective, which can hinder children's access to activities and learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff prioritising child safety and wellbeing.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, after-school club, regular trips to local parks and community, observation of chicks and ducklings hatching
Hollywood Park Nursery School is a well-regarded nursery where children are happy and make a positive start to their education. The school has an ambitious curriculum and most children achieve well across areas of learning.
At a Glance
27.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Vision, Speech and language, Autism +5
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby nursery schools
Keep up with Hollywood Park Nursery School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 35
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 29 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Stockport is 8 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Stockport
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stockport
Across Stockport council
Places available
3,325
Applications
3,368
Got 1st preference
79.9%
Got preferred school
94.2%
All secondary applications across Stockport council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
60.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Hollywood Park Nursery School has a resourced provision for visual impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 19 places, 19 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
83
Total Pupils
53
Boys
30
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
20.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,295
Mean salary
2026 data
Questions parents ask about Hollywood Park Nursery School
What is Hollywood Park Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Hollywood Park Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Hollywood Park Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Hollywood Park Nursery School is oversubscribed, Stockport allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How many pupils go to Hollywood Park Nursery School?
Hollywood Park Nursery School has around 83 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Hollywood Park Nursery School have specialist SEN provision?
Hollywood Park Nursery School has a resourced provision for visual impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 19 places, 19 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Hollywood Park Nursery School?
Apply through Stockport's coordinated admissions process, naming Hollywood Park Nursery School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Hollywood Park Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 29 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Stockport is 8 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hollywood Park Nursery School?
Hollywood Park Nursery School is at Hardman Street, Chestergate, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 0BJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)