Full-day nursery in Highburton, Kirklees
Highburton Playgroup
Burton Village Hall, Northfield Lane, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QT · 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 January 1993Reference 311283Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 July 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
Burton Village Hall, Northfield Lane, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QT · More nurseries in HD8
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Highburton Village Store, Hall Lane and Primrose Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 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 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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Highburton Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Burton Village Hall, Northfield Lane, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QT, in Highburton, Kirklees. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highburton PlaygroupThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kirkburton Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Rowley Lane Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kids Planet LeptonFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Lepton CE Pre-School and Just for Fun Out of School ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Daisy Chain Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| The Academy at AlmondburyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Highburton CofE First Academy Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.1 miles
- Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Lepton CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Southgate School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.7 miles
- Shelley First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.8 miles
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.8 miles
- Kirkburton Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 10–13Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 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 Highburton Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Highburton Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 6 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Highburton Playgroup take?
Highburton Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Highburton Playgroup?
You can call 01484 606065 and visit www.highburtonplaygroup.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 311283 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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