ORMSKIRK, Lancashire · URN EY446381
According to Ofsted's inspection on 16 September 2026, Portico at West End in ORMSKIRK, Lancashire was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching: Expected Standard; achievement: Expected Standard; behaviour and routines: Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing: Expected Standard; inclusion: Expected Standard; leadership and governance: Expected Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
ORMSKIRK, Lancashire · L39 1PA. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby Same provider
Report card: six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Earlier inspections
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Portico at West End in ORMSKIRK, Lancashire was last inspected on 16 September 2026. 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 — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected 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.
Portico at West End is registered for children aged 0 to 3.
Portico at West End is registered for up to 44 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Portico at West End has been registered with Ofsted since 19 July 2012. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY446381.
Portico at West End is one of 6 settings on Ofsted's register run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd.
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