Full-day nursery in Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley
Little Acorns Nursery
Vernon Road, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5HJ · 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 February 1993Reference 302875Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 May 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
Vernon Road, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5HJ · More nurseries in S70
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Vernon Road/Genn Lane, Vernon Road/Kingwell Road and Genn Lane/Mount Vernon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ward Green Community Park2 min walk
- Worsbrough Country Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Barnsley there are about 3.9 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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Little Acorns Nursery is a full-day nursery at Vernon Road, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5HJ, in Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Acorns NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Jo's Day Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ward Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Worsbrough Common Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- The Mill Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Bank End Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- The Forest Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Oakwell Rise Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 miles
- Greenacre School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Shawlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.2 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 Little Acorns Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Acorns Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Acorns Nursery take?
Little Acorns Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Acorns Nursery?
Barnsley is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Acorns Nursery?
You can call 01226 248123.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 302875 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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