Sessional pre-school in Arksey, Doncaster
Arksey Willows
Arksey Primary School, Ings Way, Doncaster, DN5 0TE · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Arksey Primary School, Ings Way, Doncaster, DN5 0TE · More nurseries in DN5
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Brook Way/Ings Way, Brook Way/Kenrock Close and Brook Way/Vicarage Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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 Doncaster there are about 4.4 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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Arksey Willows is a sessional pre-school at Arksey Primary School, Ings Way, Doncaster, DN5 0TE, in Arksey, Doncaster. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Arksey Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Bentley New Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 miles
- Bentley High Street Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Kingfisher Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.3 miles
- Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.4 miles
- Toll Bar Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 1.5 miles
- Kirkby Avenue Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Arksey Willows's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Arksey Willows Good at its inspection on 5 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Arksey Willows take?
Arksey Willows is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Arksey Willows?
Bentley (S Yorks) is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Arksey Willows?
You can call 07855 047205 and visit www.arkseywillows.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY480882 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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