Full-day nursery in Shelf, Calderdale
Fairfield
55a Carr House Lane, Halifax, HX3 7RH · 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 November 2022Reference 2704640Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:15–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
55a Carr House Lane, Halifax, HX3 7RH · More nurseries in HX3
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Shelf Lidl, Carr House Ln Cooper Lane and Blackshaw Mills.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blackshaw Urban Park1 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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 Calderdale there are about 2.8 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.
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Fairfield is a full-day nursery at 55a Carr House Lane, Halifax, HX3 7RH, in Shelf, Calderdale. It is registered for 62 children. It opens 07:15–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Portland Nurseries Limited.
Run by Portland Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FairfieldThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:15–18:00 | 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
- St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Farfield Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Home Farm Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Reevy Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Woodside Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Shelf Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 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 are Fairfield's opening hours?
Fairfield opens 07:15–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Fairfield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fairfield Outstanding at its inspection on 16 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fairfield take?
Fairfield is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs Fairfield?
Fairfield is run by Portland Nurseries Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
How do I contact Fairfield?
You can call 01274 673623 and visit www.portlandnurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2704640 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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