Full-day nursery in Grey Legs, Kingston upon Hull
BrightStart@Thorpes
Thorpes Resource Centre, Homethorpe, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, HU6 9ET · 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 May 2020Reference 2588337Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 15 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
Thorpes Resource Centre, Homethorpe, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, HU6 9ET · More nurseries in HU6
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Homethorpe, Pint & Pot and The Orchard Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sir Henry Cooper Park5 min walk
- Princess Elizabeth Playing Fields12 min walk
- Playground6 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 Kingston upon Hull there are about 5.3 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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BrightStart@Thorpes is a full-day nursery at Thorpes Resource Centre, Homethorpe, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, HU6 9ET, in Grey Legs, Kingston upon Hull. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Aspiring Minds (Hull) Ltd.
Run by Aspiring Minds (Hull) Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrightStart@ThorpesThis nursery | Good | 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
- Thorpepark Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.1 miles
- The Parks Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Lift Green Way Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Dunswell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.9 miles
- Parkstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.9 miles
- Endike Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 0.9 miles
- Frederick Holmes School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 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 BrightStart@Thorpes's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated BrightStart@Thorpes Good at its inspection on 1 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can BrightStart@Thorpes take?
BrightStart@Thorpes is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs BrightStart@Thorpes?
BrightStart@Thorpes is run by Aspiring Minds (Hull) Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to BrightStart@Thorpes?
Cottingham is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact BrightStart@Thorpes?
You can call 01482 805360 and visit www.brightstartdaynurseries.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 2588337 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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