Oldham, Lancashire · OL9 6AA
Inspected by Ofsted on 11 November 2025 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Oldham, Lancashire · OL9 6AA. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Butterflies in Oldham, Lancashire was last inspected on 11 November 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Strong Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Butterflies has been registered with Ofsted since 12 December 1994. Its unique reference number (URN) is 511725.