Sessional pre-school in Birdwell, Barnsley
Birdwell Playgroup
Birdwell J&I School, Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5XB · 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 March 1993Reference 302823Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 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
Birdwell J&I School, Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5XB · More nurseries in S70
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Sheffield Road/Worsbrough Road, Worsbrough Road/Green Spring Avenue and Sheffield Road/Chapel Street.
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 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.
What parents say
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Birdwell Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Birdwell J&I School, Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5XB, in Birdwell, Barnsley. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdwell PlaygroupThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Rainbow Day Care HoylandFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Birdwell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- Hoyland Common Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.0 miles
- West Meadows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.2 miles
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.6 miles
- Hoyland Springwood Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.7 miles
- Ward Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.7 miles
- The Mill Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.7 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 Birdwell Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Birdwell Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 11 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Birdwell Playgroup take?
Birdwell Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
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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 302823 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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