Full-day nursery in Osmondthorpe, Leeds
Little Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe
129 Rookwood Road, Leeds, LS9 0LX · 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 January 1989Reference 512418Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places73 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 November 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
129 Rookwood Road, Leeds, LS9 0LX · More nurseries in LS9
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Shaftesbury Med Ctr, Rookwood Street and Rookwood Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Halton Recreation Ground8 min walk
- East End Park9 min walk
- Nowell Mount Playing Fields9 min walk
- Torre Crescent12 min walk
- Playground5 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 Leeds there are about 3.6 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 Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe is a full-day nursery at 129 Rookwood Road, Leeds, LS9 0LX, in Osmondthorpe, Leeds. It is registered for 73 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 3.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Leeds City Council.
Run by Leeds City Council (local council), which runs 19 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
- Meadowfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- Victoria Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Temple Learning Academy All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.6 miles
- Wykebeck Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Co-op Academy Brownhill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- St Patrick Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 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 Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe Good at its inspection on 5 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe take?
Little Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe?
Little Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe is run by Leeds City Council, which runs 19 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe?
Cross Gates is the nearest station we know of, 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe?
You can call 0113 336 7296 and visit www.littleowlsleeds.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
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 512418 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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