Sessional pre-school in Thornhill Lees, Kirklees
Lees Hall Playgroup
Lees Hall Community Centre, 555 Lees Hall Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9EN · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lees Hall Community Centre, 555 Lees Hall Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9EN · More nurseries in WF12
Stations
- Ravensthorpe12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Lees Hall Rd Ouzelwell Lane, Ouzelwell Lane and Ouzelwell Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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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Lees Hall Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Lees Hall Community Centre, 555 Lees Hall Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9EN, in Thornhill Lees, Kirklees. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees Hall PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Paradise Early YearsFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Chuckles Private Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Childs PlayFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Ravensthorpe Community ChildcareSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| The HollytreeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Chapel House Private Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ravenshall School ages 5–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Overthorpe CofE Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 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 Lees Hall Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lees Hall Playgroup Good at its inspection on 12 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lees Hall Playgroup take?
Lees Hall Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lees Hall Playgroup?
Ravensthorpe is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY556548 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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