Full-day nursery in Whitkirk Lane End, Leeds
Kids Planet Austhorpe
Austhorpe Lane, Leeds, LS15 8TP · 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 August 2023Reference 2752520Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 February 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
Austhorpe Lane, Leeds, LS15 8TP · More nurseries in LS15
Stations
- Cross Gates19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Austhorpe Lane, Detroit Drive and Whitkirk Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Green Park1 min walk
- Central Park10 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 Leeds there are about 3.6 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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Kids Planet Austhorpe is a full-day nursery at Austhorpe Lane, Leeds, LS15 8TP, in Whitkirk Lane End, Leeds. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Austhorpe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Colton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Whitkirk Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Manston St James Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Templenewsam Halton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Manston Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
- Cross Gates Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.2 miles
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.3 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 Kids Planet Austhorpe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Austhorpe Outstanding at its inspection on 25 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Austhorpe take?
Kids Planet Austhorpe is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Austhorpe?
Kids Planet Austhorpe is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Austhorpe?
Cross Gates is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Austhorpe?
You can call 0113 264 0779 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2752520 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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