Full-day nursery in Shelley, Kirklees
Barncliffe Day Nursery
Barncliffe Mills, Near Bank, Shelley, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8LU · 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 August 2013Reference EY462694Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places33 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 September 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
Barncliffe Mills, Near Bank, Shelley, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8LU · More nurseries in HD8
Stations
- Shepley19 min walk · 0.8 miles
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Kirklees there are about 3 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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Barncliffe Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Barncliffe Mills, Near Bank, Shelley, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8LU, in Shelley, Kirklees. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barncliffe Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Shepley Pre-School (CIO)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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| Kirkburton Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | 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
- Shelley First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Shepley First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.4 miles
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.5 miles
- Skelmanthorpe Academy Primaryages 3–10has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.7 miles
- Denby Dale First and Nursery School Primaryages 2–10has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.7 miles
- Birdsedge First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 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 Barncliffe Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barncliffe Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 19 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barncliffe Day Nursery take?
Barncliffe Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Barncliffe Day Nursery?
Shepley is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Barncliffe Day Nursery?
You can call 01484 604817 and visit www.barncliffedaynursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY462694 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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