Full-day nursery in Bilton, North Yorkshire
Acorns Playgroup Ltd
Bilton Grange CP School, Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3BA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bilton Grange CP School, Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3BA · More nurseries in HG1
Stations
- Harrogate22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Roberts Crescent, King Edwards Dr Top and Skipton Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodfield Millennium Green5 min walk
- Woodfield Park11 min walk
- Bachelor Fields12 min walk
- Roberts Crescent Play Area playground4 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Woodfield Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Acorns Playgroup Ltd is a full-day nursery at Bilton Grange CP School, Bilton Lane, Harrogate, HG1 3BA, in Bilton, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Acorns Playgroup LtdThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Coppice Valley Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- New Park Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Duchy College ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.9 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 Acorns Playgroup Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorns Playgroup Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 2 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorns Playgroup Ltd take?
Acorns Playgroup Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Acorns Playgroup Ltd?
Harrogate is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorns Playgroup Ltd?
You can call 07952 963186 and visit www.acornsplaygroup.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY415533 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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