The Orchards Nursery School
Highfield Road, Bolton, BL4 0NS
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Katie Hague
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Orchards Federation
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 105145
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204335883
About this school
The Orchards Nursery School is a nursery school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 2 to 4 and has 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Orchards Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How The Orchards Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 21.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre1.8 miles
Nursery · Bolton
-
Hindley Nursery School5.5 miles
Nursery · Wigan
-
Hoyle Nursery School7.5 miles
Nursery · Bury
-
Douglas Valley Nursery School7.9 miles
Nursery · Wigan
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Sunny Brow Nursery School9.2 miles
Nursery · Manchester
Other schools in Bolton
- Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre Nursery
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Beacon Primary School Primary
- Beaumont Primary School Primary
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Primary School Primary
- Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowness Primary School Primary
- Brandwood Primary School Primary
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Orchards Nursery School teach?
- The Orchards Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 4. It is a nursery school in Bolton.
- Who is the executive head teacher of The Orchards Nursery School?
- The executive head teacher of The Orchards Nursery School is Mrs Katie Hague, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Orchards Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Orchards Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Orchards Nursery School?
- The Orchards Nursery School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 4.
- Is The Orchards Nursery School a faith school?
- No. The Orchards Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Orchards Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Orchards Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is The Orchards Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- The Orchards Nursery School is part of the The Orchards Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does The Orchards Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Orchards Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.