The Orchards Nursery School, Bolton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The Orchards Nursery creates a warm, inclusive environment where all children thrive. Staff are highly skilled at working with young learners and provide excellent support for children with additional needs. The focus on reading, writing and number skills through small group sessions has led to real improvements in children's learning.
Key Strengths
- Children with special educational needs make at least good and sometimes outstanding progress
- Strong personal, social and emotional development with confident, happy learners
- Good quality teaching that stimulates children's curiosity and extends their knowledge
- Excellent behaviour with polite, respectful children who support one another
- Skilled staff and effective leadership that inspire teamwork across the nursery
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough teaching is outstanding to raise children's achievement further
- Child-chosen activities are sometimes not challenging enough to extend learning
- Next steps in learning are not always based accurately on children's current progress
- Attendance and punctuality need improvement to better prepare children for primary school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with children and parents believing the nursery is a safe place where children learn to manage risks appropriately.
The Orchards Nursery is a good school where children make good progress in all areas of learning and develop strong personal, social and emotional skills. The school has improved children's early reading, writing and number skills over the last two years through focused small group teaching.
At a Glance
2.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
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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