Sessional pre-school in Healey, Kirklees
Healey Playgroup
West Park Road, Batley, WF17 7EL · 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 May 1993Reference 311327Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 September 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
West Park Road, Batley, WF17 7EL · More nurseries in WF17
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Healey School, Deighton Lane and Common Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jessop Park8 min walk
- Staincliffe Park10 min walk
- Asquith Fields Play Area12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- 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 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.
What parents say
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Healey Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at West Park Road, Batley, WF17 7EL, in Healey, Kirklees. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Healey PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Carlinghow Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Fairfield School ages 3–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 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 Healey Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Healey Playgroup Good at its inspection on 8 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Healey Playgroup take?
Healey Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Healey Playgroup?
Batley is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 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
- 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 311327 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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