Full-day nursery in Hook-a-gate, Shropshire
Hillside House Nursery
The Old School, Hookagate, Shrewsbury, SY5 8BE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Requires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- 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 July 2015Reference EY489172Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 September 2025Ofsted · 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 22 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
The Old School, Hookagate, Shrewsbury, SY5 8BE · More nurseries in SY5
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Shropshire 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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Hillside House Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Old School, Hookagate, Shrewsbury, SY5 8BE, in Hook-a-gate, Shropshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Hillside House Nursery Limited.
Run by Hillside House Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Hillside House NurseryThis nursery | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 1.4 miles
- Radbrook Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.5 miles
- Bowbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 miles
- The Keystone Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.8 miles
- St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.8 miles
- Bettws Lifehouse ages 5–19 1.9 miles
- Meole Brace School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 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 Hillside House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hillside House Nursery Requires improvement at its inspection on 15 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hillside House Nursery take?
Hillside House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Hillside House Nursery?
Hillside House Nursery is run by Hillside House Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Hillside House Nursery?
You can call 01743 860456 and visit hillsidehousenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY489172 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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