Full-day nursery in Burngreave, Sheffield
Ellesmere Children's Centre
4 Maxwell Street, Sheffield, S4 7JN · 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 1996Reference 300751Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 October 2024Food 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
4 Maxwell Street, Sheffield, S4 7JN · More nurseries in S4
Stations
- Hyde Park17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Cricket Inn Road20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Nunnery Square20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Ellesmere Road/Buckenham Street, Ellesmere Road/Earldom Road and Earldom Street/Ellesmere Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ellesmere Green5 min walk
- Somerset Park8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Pitsmoor Adventure Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Ellesmere Children's Centre is a full-day nursery at 4 Maxwell Street, Sheffield, S4 7JN, in Burngreave, Sheffield. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 21 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Children's CentreThis 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
- Byron Wood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Pye Bank CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Astrea Academy Sheffield All-throughages 2–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Whiteways Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Grace Owen Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 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 Ellesmere Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ellesmere Children's Centre Good at its inspection on 17 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ellesmere Children's Centre take?
Ellesmere Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ellesmere Children's Centre?
Hyde Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ellesmere Children's Centre?
You can call 0114 281 2143 and visit www.ellesmerecc.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 300751 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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