Eccles, Manchester · M30 9HN
Inspected by Ofsted on 19 February 2026 under the report card framework.
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.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to 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.
Practice in this area is a notable strength, well beyond the expected standard.
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.
Eccles, Manchester · M30 9HN. Location from the Ofsted register.
School of Play @ Branwood Preparatory School in Eccles, Manchester was last inspected on 19 February 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 4 areas: behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Exceptional; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
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.
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.
School of Play @ Branwood Preparatory School is registered for children aged 3 to 11.
School of Play @ Branwood Preparatory School is registered for up to 78 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
School of Play @ Branwood Preparatory School has been registered with Ofsted since 21 December 2023. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2768830.