Sessional pre-school in Athersley North, Barnsley
Athersley Family Centre
Lindhurst Road, BARNSLEY, S71 3NB · 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 2005Reference EY313786Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 December 2025Food 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
Lindhurst Road, BARNSLEY, S71 3NB · More nurseries in S71
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Newstead Road/Strelley Road, Newstead Road/Lindhurst Road and Wakefield Road/Bar Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- New Lodge Community Park7 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 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 Barnsley there are about 3.9 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.
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Athersley Family Centre is a sessional pre-school at Lindhurst Road, BARNSLEY, S71 3NB, in Athersley North, Barnsley. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Run by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (local council), which runs 5 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athersley Family CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Marys Little Lambs StaincrossSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Curiosity Cottage (Athersley)Full-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Fenwood House Day Nursery MapplewellFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Leap Ahead Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Shining Stars Day CareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Wise Owl Nursery & Pre School LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Athersley North Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Waterton Newstead Academy ages 4–11 under 0.1 miles
- Laithes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Athersley South Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Mapplewell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Wellgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 1.1 miles
- Springwell Special Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.2 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 Athersley Family Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Athersley Family Centre Good at its inspection on 27 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Athersley Family Centre take?
Athersley Family Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Athersley Family Centre?
Athersley Family Centre is run by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, which runs 5 nurseries.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY313786 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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