Full-day nursery in Common End, Wakefield
Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth)
Little Gruffalos, Bush Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AZ · 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
Little Gruffalos, Bush Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AZ · More nurseries in WF9
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Victoria Street, Grove Lane and Southmoor Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park and Play area1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 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 Wakefield there are about 4.7 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.
What parents say
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Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth) is a full-day nursery at Little Gruffalos, Bush Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AZ, in Common End, Wakefield. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 14 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Grove Lea Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- West End Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- St Helen's CE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Ark Northfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2022 1.5 miles
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.6 miles
- Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.6 miles
- South Kirkby Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.7 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 Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth) Good at its inspection on 3 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth) take?
Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth) is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth)?
You can call 01977 612919 and visit littlegruffaloshemsworth.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY487726 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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