Ofsted report card

Morris Green Out of School Club

Morris Green Lane, BOLTON · BL3 3LJ

Inspected by Ofsted on 11 December 2025 under the report card framework.

Curriculum and teaching Not inspected
Achievement Not inspected
Behaviour and routines Expected Standard
Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
Inclusion Strong Standard
Leadership and governance Strong Standard

Curriculum and teaching and Achievement were not inspected here — a setting is only graded on the areas its registration covers, so this is not a gap in its practice.

What each grade means

Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Behaviour and routines

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Welfare and wellbeing

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Inclusion

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Leadership and governance

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY431545
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care
Registered since
19 September 2011
Local authority
Bolton

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Morris Green Lane, BOLTON · BL3 3LJ. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 29 January 2020 inspection compliant
  2. 14 February 2014 inspection Outstanding
  3. 5 April 2012 inspection Outstanding

Common questions

When was Morris Green Out of School Club last inspected by Ofsted? +

Morris Green Out of School Club in Morris Green Lane, BOLTON was last inspected on 11 December 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Morris Green Out of School Club? +

Ofsted graded 4 areas: 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.

Why are some areas not graded for Morris Green Out of School Club? +

Ofsted did not grade curriculum and teaching or achievement at this setting. A provider is only graded on the areas its registration covers — an out-of-school club, for example, is not inspected on delivering the early years curriculum. It is not a gap in the setting's practice.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

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.

How long has Morris Green Out of School Club been registered? +

Morris Green Out of School Club has been registered with Ofsted since 19 September 2011. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY431545.

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