Full-day nursery in Holme Hill, North East Lincolnshire
Grant Thorold Forest School
Grant Thorold Forest School, Durban Road, Grimsby, DN32 8BX · 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
Grant Thorold Forest School, Durban Road, Grimsby, DN32 8BX · More nurseries in DN32
Stations
- New Clee17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Grimsby Docks21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Grimsby Town24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Grant Thorold Library, Grant Thorold Park and Weelsby Street South.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grant Thorold Park1 min walk
- Ladysmith Park5 min walk
- Sidney Park11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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 North East Lincolnshire there are about 4.5 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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Grant Thorold Forest School is a full-day nursery at Grant Thorold Forest School, Durban Road, Grimsby, DN32 8BX, in Holme Hill, North East Lincolnshire. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Early Years Educare Ltd.
Run by Early Years Educare Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Thorold Forest SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Weelsby Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Edward Heneage Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- William Barcroft Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Old Clee Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Welholme Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Strand Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 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 Grant Thorold Forest School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Grant Thorold Forest School Outstanding at its inspection on 10 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Grant Thorold Forest School take?
Grant Thorold Forest School is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Grant Thorold Forest School?
Grant Thorold Forest School is run by Early Years Educare Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Grant Thorold Forest School?
New Clee is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY561908 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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