Sessional pre-school in Barnby Dun, Doncaster
Barnby Dun Pre School
Parish Hall, Top Road, Barnby Dun, Doncaster, DN3 1DA · 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 July 2019Reference 2534378Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 February 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
Parish Hall, Top Road, Barnby Dun, Doncaster, DN3 1DA · More nurseries in DN3
Stations
- Kirk Sandall24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Road/Partridge Road, Church Road/Marlowe Road and Stainforth Road/Talbot Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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.
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Barnby Dun Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Parish Hall, Top Road, Barnby Dun, Doncaster, DN3 1DA, in Barnby Dun, Doncaster. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnby Dun Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barnby Dun Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Kirk Sandall Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- Kirk Sandall Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 miles
- Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.5 miles
- Bader Academy ages 5–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.7 miles
- Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.8 miles
- Hungerhill School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.8 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 Barnby Dun Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barnby Dun Pre School Good at its inspection on 23 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barnby Dun Pre School take?
Barnby Dun Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Barnby Dun Pre School?
Kirk Sandall is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Barnby Dun Pre School?
You can call 01302 883917 and visit www.barnbydunprimaryacademy.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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2534378 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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