Full-day nursery in Walkley Bank, Sheffield
Bole Hill Nursery
85 Bole Hill Road, Sheffield, S6 5DD · 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 January 1997Reference 300754Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places131 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 January 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
85 Bole Hill Road, Sheffield, S6 5DD · More nurseries in S6
Stations
- Malin Bridge12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Hillsborough15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Bamforth Street16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Bole Hill Road/Heavygate Avenue, Heavygate Avenue/Bole Hill Road and Bole Hill Road/Rivelin Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Walkley Millennium Green2 min walk
- Bolehill Recreation Ground3 min walk
- Walkley Green5 min walk
- Freedom Road Community Garden6 min walk
- Matlock Green9 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 Sheffield there are about 3.7 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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Bole Hill Nursery is a full-day nursery at 85 Bole Hill Road, Sheffield, S6 5DD, in Walkley Bank, Sheffield. It is registered for 131 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rivelin Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Walkley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Westways Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Malin Bridge Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Shooters Grove Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.8 miles
- Bethany School ages 4–16 1.0 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 Bole Hill Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bole Hill Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bole Hill Nursery take?
Bole Hill Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 131 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bole Hill Nursery?
Malin Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bole Hill Nursery?
You can call 0114 281 2864 and visit www.bolehillnursery.co.uk.
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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.
- © 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 300754 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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