Full-day nursery in Portobello, Wakefield
Childcare@sandal
255 Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU · 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 March 2014Reference EY477043Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places49 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
255 Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU · More nurseries in WF1
Stations
- Sandal & Agbrigg9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Wakefield Kirkgate20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Sandal Church, Manygates Avenue and Busy Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Castle Grove Park3 min walk
- Agbrigg Park7 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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 Wakefield there are about 4.7 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.
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Childcare@sandal is a full-day nursery at 255 Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU, in Portobello, Wakefield. It is registered for 49 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by St George's Lupset Ltd.
Run by St George's Lupset Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare@sandalThis 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
- The Castle Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.1 miles
- Sandal Magna Community Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.3 miles
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.4 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 Childcare@sandal's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Childcare@sandal Good at its inspection on 30 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Childcare@sandal take?
Childcare@sandal is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
Who runs Childcare@sandal?
Childcare@sandal is run by St George's Lupset Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Childcare@sandal?
Sandal & Agbrigg is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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 EY477043 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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