The Orchards Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–4 · Bolton
The Orchards Nursery School is a nursery school in Bolton for ages 2–4 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Highfield Road, Bolton, BL4 0NS
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–4
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 36.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 March 2024
Strengths
- “Children make a positive start to their education at this welcoming school.”
- “The school is ambitious for children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Building independence is an important aspect of the school’s ambition for its children.”
To improve
- “In a small number of areas across the curriculum, the school has not identified some of the important knowledge that children should learn in sufficient detail.”
- “This makes it tricky for staff to know what they should prioritise when designing learning activities.”
- “As a result, in these areas of learning, some children do not gain a deep knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- Adventure Garden Children's Nursery 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Care Chiefs Highfield Hall 0.5 mi Good
- Highmeadows Day Nursery Limited 0.5 mi Good
- Lever Edge Early Years Unit 0.9 mi Good
- Taqwa Nursery 0.9 mi Good
- All Smiles Pre-School 1.2 mi Good
- Baby Bede Nursery 1.2 mi Good
- Tiny Tots Private Day Nursery Ltd 1.2 mi Good