Full-day nursery in Holgate, York
Holgate Preschool
Holgate Methodist Church, Acomb Road, York, YO24 4AE · 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 October 1992Reference 321496Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 November 2025Food 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
Holgate Methodist Church, Acomb Road, York, YO24 4AE · More nurseries in YO24
Stations
- York17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Holgate Methodist Church, Holgate Park and Fox Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Bank Park2 min walk
- Holgate Park6 min walk
- Holgate Community Garden8 min walk
- Millennium Green12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 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 York there are about 2.7 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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Holgate Preschool is a full-day nursery at Holgate Methodist Church, Acomb Road, York, YO24 4AE, in Holgate, York. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Acomb Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- St Paul's Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- The Mount School (York) ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Hob Moor Community Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Hob Moor Oaks Academy ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Poppleton Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 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 Holgate Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holgate Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holgate Preschool take?
Holgate Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Holgate Preschool?
York is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Holgate Preschool?
You can call 07957 101801 and visit www.holgatepreschool.org.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 321496 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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