Full-day nursery in Normandale, Sheffield
Loxley Nursery
Loxley Primary School, Rodney Hill, Loxley, SHEFFIELD, S6 6SG · 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 August 2007Reference EY350743Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 November 2024Food 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
Loxley Primary School, Rodney Hill, Loxley, SHEFFIELD, S6 6SG · More nurseries in S6
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Rodney Hill/Chase Road, Rodney Hill/Normandale Avenue and Chase Road/Phillips Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Studfield Hill Quarry6 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 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 Sheffield there are about 3.7 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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Loxley Nursery is a full-day nursery at Loxley Primary School, Rodney Hill, Loxley, SHEFFIELD, S6 6SG, in Normandale, Sheffield. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Loxley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Wisewood Nursery & Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Shooters Grove Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.7 miles
- Nook Lane Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Malin Bridge Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Stannington Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- Marlcliffe Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- Rivelin Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.3 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 Loxley Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Loxley Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Loxley Nursery take?
Loxley Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Loxley Nursery?
Malin Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY350743 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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