Full-day nursery in Flockton, Kirklees
Flockton Playgroup
The Porta Cabin, c/o Flockton First School, Barnsley Road, Flockton, Wakefield, WF4 4DH · 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 November 2002Reference EY254456Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places16 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 July 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Porta Cabin, c/o Flockton First School, Barnsley Road, Flockton, Wakefield, WF4 4DH · More nurseries in WF4
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Providential Street, Pinfold Close and Doctor Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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.
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Flockton Playgroup is a full-day nursery at The Porta Cabin, c/o Flockton First School, Barnsley Road, Flockton, Wakefield, WF4 4DH, in Flockton, Kirklees. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flockton PlaygroupThis 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
- Flockton CofE (C) First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Emley First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.1 miles
- Grange Moor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.4 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 Flockton Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Flockton Playgroup Good at its inspection on 4 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Flockton Playgroup take?
Flockton Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
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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 EY254456 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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