Full-day nursery in Pinders Fields, Wakefield
Abacus Nursery
Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4DG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2006Reference EY337634Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places166 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 November 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4DG · More nurseries in WF1
Stations
- Wakefield Kirkgate23 min walk · 1.0 miles
- Wakefield Westgate24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Pinderfields Hospital, Pinderfields South and Ivy Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen Elizabeth Park7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Wakefield there are about 4.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Abacus Nursery is a full-day nursery at Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4DG, in Pinders Fields, Wakefield. It is registered for 166 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Meadowcroft School ages 5–19 0.3 miles
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Newton Hill Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Abacus Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Abacus Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Abacus Nursery take?
Abacus Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 166 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Abacus Nursery?
Wakefield Kirkgate is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Abacus Nursery?
You can call 01924 543039 and visit www.abacusnurserynhs.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY337634 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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