Full-day nursery in Birkby, Kirklees
Linden Playgroup
St Cuthberts Church, Linden Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2TP · 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 March 1993Reference 311275Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 March 2024Ofsted · 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 28 March 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Cuthberts Church, Linden Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2TP · More nurseries in HD2
Stations
- Huddersfield22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Newland Avenue, Bromley Road and Norman Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Norman Park3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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Linden Playgroup is a full-day nursery at St Cuthberts Church, Linden Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2TP, in Birkby, Kirklees. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Birkby Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- The Mount School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Brambles Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Barraclough Hall School ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Fixby Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Ashbrow School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 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 Linden Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Linden Playgroup Good at its inspection on 7 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Linden Playgroup take?
Linden Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Linden Playgroup?
Huddersfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 311275 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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