Full-day nursery in John o' Gaunts, Leeds
Banana Moon Rothwell
Banana Moon Day Nursery, Springhead Road, Rothwell, LEEDS, LS26 0EX · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2016Reference EY495333Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places71 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 May 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
Banana Moon Day Nursery, Springhead Road, Rothwell, LEEDS, LS26 0EX · More nurseries in LS26
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Lane, Springhead Road and Rothwell Cemetery.
Parks and playgrounds
- Springhead Park2 min walk
- Rothwell Country Park10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Leeds there are about 3.6 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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Banana Moon Rothwell is a full-day nursery at Banana Moon Day Nursery, Springhead Road, Rothwell, LEEDS, LS26 0EX, in John o' Gaunts, Leeds. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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| Banana Moon RothwellThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Oulton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Cockburn Haigh Road Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Rothwell Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Victoria Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Woodlesford Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- Carlton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.3 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 Banana Moon Rothwell's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Banana Moon Rothwell Outstanding at its inspection on 21 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Banana Moon Rothwell take?
Banana Moon Rothwell is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Banana Moon Rothwell?
Woodlesford is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Banana Moon Rothwell?
You can call 0113 282 5652 and visit www.bananamoon-rothwell.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY495333 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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