Full-day nursery in Silkstone, Barnsley
Cliff Nursery
Cliff Nursery, Martin Croft, Silkstone, BARNSLEY, S75 4JS · 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 2011Reference EY428292Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places114 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 November 2025Food 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 Nursery, Martin Croft, Silkstone, BARNSLEY, S75 4JS · More nurseries in S75
Stations
- Silkstone Common23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street/Martin Croft, Barnsley Road/Vicarage Farm Court and High Street/Barnsley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 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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Cliff Nursery is a full-day nursery at Cliff Nursery, Martin Croft, Silkstone, BARNSLEY, S75 4JS, in Silkstone, Barnsley. It is registered for 114 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026).
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| Cliff NurseryThis 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
- Silkstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.2 miles
- Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.3 miles
- Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 1.7 miles
- Hoylandswaine Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected June 2022 1.8 miles
- Barugh Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.8 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cliff Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cliff Nursery take?
Cliff Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 114 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cliff Nursery?
Silkstone Common is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cliff Nursery?
You can call 01226 792350 and visit www.silkstonenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY428292 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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