Full-day nursery in New Crofton, Wakefield
Little Learners Nursery Crofton
St Josephs Catholic Church, Santingley Lane, Crofton, WF4 1LF · 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
St Josephs Catholic Church, Santingley Lane, Crofton, WF4 1LF · More nurseries in WF4
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Shay Lane School, Ashdene Approach and Shay Lane Estate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crofton Park5 min walk
- Walton Nature Reserve11 min walk
- Playground2 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 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 Learners Nursery Crofton is a full-day nursery at St Josephs Catholic Church, Santingley Lane, Crofton, WF4 1LF, in New Crofton, Wakefield. It is registered for 49 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 1.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Little Learners Nursery CroftonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Crofton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Crofton Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Sharlston Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.3 miles
- Hammer Lane Academy ages 4–7 1.3 miles
- Walton Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.4 miles
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.7 miles
- Crofton Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 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 Learners Nursery Crofton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Learners Nursery Crofton Good at its inspection on 13 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Learners Nursery Crofton take?
Little Learners Nursery Crofton is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Learners Nursery Crofton?
Streethouse is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Learners Nursery Crofton?
You can call 01924 864940 and visit littlelearnerscrofton.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
- 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 2675781 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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