Full-day nursery in Parson Cross, Sheffield
Dickory Dock Nursery
Dickory Dock Nursery, 58 Margetson Crescent, SHEFFIELD, S5 9NB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Dickory Dock Nursery, 58 Margetson Crescent, SHEFFIELD, S5 9NB · More nurseries in S5
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including Wordsworth Avenue/Margetson Crescent, Margetson Road/Wordsworth Avenue and Margetson Crescent/Knutton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Colley Park6 min walk
- Parson Cross Park8 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 Sheffield there are about 3.7 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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Dickory Dock Nursery is a full-day nursery at Dickory Dock Nursery, 58 Margetson Crescent, SHEFFIELD, S5 9NB, in Parson Cross, Sheffield. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Woolley Wood School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Mansel Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Monteney Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Ecclesfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Fox Hill Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Meynell Nursery & Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 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 Dickory Dock Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dickory Dock Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 21 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dickory Dock Nursery take?
Dickory Dock Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dickory Dock Nursery?
Middlewood is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dickory Dock Nursery?
You can call 0114 233 8679 and visit www.dickorydock.org.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY260159 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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