Full-day nursery in Tankersley, Barnsley
Chatterbox Children's Academy
311 Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TU · 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 December 2018Reference 2511280Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 June 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
311 Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TU · More nurseries in S70
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Sheffield Road/Wood View, Sheffield Road/The Walk and New Road/Westwood New Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pilley Green11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 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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Chatterbox Children's Academy is a full-day nursery at 311 Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TU, in Tankersley, Barnsley. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- Hoyland Common Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Birdwell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- West Meadows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.4 miles
- Hoyland Springwood Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.4 miles
- Paces School for Conductive Education ages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 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 Chatterbox Children's Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chatterbox Children's Academy Good at its inspection on 2 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chatterbox Children's Academy take?
Chatterbox Children's Academy is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
How do I contact Chatterbox Children's Academy?
You can call 01226 361222.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2511280 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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