Full-day nursery in St Johns, Wakefield
Cliff Hill Day Nursery
Cliff Hill House, Sandy Walk, Wakefield, WF1 2DJ · 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 October 2019Reference 2552787Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 February 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
Cliff Hill House, Sandy Walk, Wakefield, WF1 2DJ · More nurseries in WF1
Stations
- Wakefield Westgate5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Wakefield Kirkgate21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Wentworth Street Girls High School, Westgate and Westgate Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coronation Gardens4 min walk
- The Green8 min walk
- The Green10 min walk
- Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe Meadows12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- The Den 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 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.
What parents say
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Cliff Hill Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Cliff Hill House, Sandy Walk, Wakefield, WF1 2DJ, in St Johns, Wakefield. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Cliff Hill Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Cliff Hill Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.7 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 0.8 miles
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 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 Cliff Hill Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cliff Hill Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 11 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cliff Hill Day Nursery take?
Cliff Hill Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Cliff Hill Day Nursery?
Cliff Hill Day Nursery is run by Cliff Hill Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Cliff Hill Day Nursery?
Wakefield Westgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cliff Hill Day Nursery?
You can call 01924 978840 and visit cliffhilldaynursery.com.
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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 2552787 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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