Full-day nursery in Bishopthorpe, York
Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe
Old School House, School Lane, Bishopthorpe, YORK, YO23 2RE · 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 April 2017Reference EY546358Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 September 2026Food 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
Old School House, School Lane, Bishopthorpe, YORK, YO23 2RE · More nurseries in YO23
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Archbishop of York's Junior School, Bishopthorpe Library and Beech Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 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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Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe is a full-day nursery at Old School House, School Lane, Bishopthorpe, YORK, YO23 2RE, in Bishopthorpe, York. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 17 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Little Green Rascals Organic Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Little Green Rascals Organic Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 7 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
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Bishopthorpe Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.1 miles
- Naburn Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2023 1.3 miles
- Dringhouses Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.5 miles
- Copmanthorpe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.5 miles
- Woodthorpe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.6 miles
- St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.7 miles
- Knavesmire Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2022 1.7 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 Green Rascals Bishopthorpe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe Outstanding at its inspection on 1 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe take?
Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe?
Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe is run by Little Green Rascals Organic Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe?
You can call 01904 566730 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY546358 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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