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Tiny Turtles food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Trafford

Tiny Turtles holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The care premises met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 13 October 2025, 9 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 50 Barton Road, Davyhulme, M41 7WA

How it compares in Trafford

In Trafford, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Tiny Turtles sits behind roughly 1,827 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Trafford
5 out of 5 1,611 81%
4 out of 5 216 11%
3 out of 5 87 4% ← Tiny Turtles
2 out of 5 39 2%
1 out of 5 24 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 209 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Tiny Turtles none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Tiny Turtles, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aldi Stores Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 154 yards away 5 - Very good 15 January 2026
Banana Moon Day Nursery Caring Premises 302 yards away 5 - Very good 26 September 2025
B&M Bargains Store Retailers - other 349 yards away 5 - Very good 18 September 2015
Allied Pharmacy, Davyhulme Medical Centre Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 6 September 2024
Bandai Namco Amusement Europe Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 25 June 2025
Barburrito Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 22 August 2025
Archie’s Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 24 October 2025
Boost Juice Bars Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 27 April 2026

Questions about Tiny Turtles

What is Tiny Turtles's food hygiene rating?

Tiny Turtles has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Trafford Council on 13 October 2025.

Is Tiny Turtles safe to eat at?

A 3 means the care premises met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Tiny Turtles last inspected?

Tiny Turtles was last inspected on 13 October 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Trafford Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Tiny Turtles?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Tiny Turtles compare to other places in Trafford?

81% of the 1,982 rated food businesses in Trafford hold the top rating of 5, while Tiny Turtles holds a 3. 87 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Trafford Council inspects Tiny Turtles and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Tiny Turtles is one of 55 rated food businesses in Davyhulme. See every hygiene rating in Davyhulme

Trafford inspects and rates 2,191 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Trafford

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