Sessional pre-school in Mount Pleasant, Kirklees
Darul-Arqum Nursery
Purlwell Lane, Batley, WF17 7NQ · 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 September 2002Reference EY243957Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places73 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 October 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
Purlwell Lane, Batley, WF17 7NQ · More nurseries in WF17
Stations
- Batley14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including Purlwell Hall Rd Great Wood Street, Mount Pleasant and Norfolk Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Batley Memorial Park7 min walk
- Jessop Park8 min walk
- Hyrstlands Park8 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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 Kirklees there are about 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.
What parents say
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Darul-Arqum Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Purlwell Lane, Batley, WF17 7NQ, in Mount Pleasant, Kirklees. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.2 miles
- Hyrstmount Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.3 miles
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Warwick Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2022 0.5 miles
- Engage Academy ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 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 Darul-Arqum Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Darul-Arqum Nursery Good at its inspection on 8 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Darul-Arqum Nursery take?
Darul-Arqum Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Darul-Arqum Nursery?
Batley is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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 EY243957 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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