Sessional pre-school in Lower Soothill, Kirklees
Lydgate Pre-School
Lydgate Junior & Infant School, Lydgate Road, Batley, WF17 6EY · 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 February 2018Reference EY556726Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 June 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
Lydgate Junior & Infant School, Lydgate Road, Batley, WF17 6EY · More nurseries in WF17
Stations
- Batley16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Lydgate Road, Manor Road and Soothill Ln Manor Farm Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 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 Kirklees there are about 3 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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Lydgate Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Lydgate Junior & Infant School, Lydgate Road, Batley, WF17 6EY, in Lower Soothill, Kirklees. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance.
Run by Pre-School Learning Alliance (school), which runs 28 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydgate Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Foundations NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Stay 'n' PlaySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Mill Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Engage Academy ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 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 Lydgate Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lydgate Pre-School Good at its inspection on 4 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lydgate Pre-School take?
Lydgate Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Lydgate Pre-School?
Lydgate Pre-School is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance, which runs 28 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Lydgate Pre-School?
Batley is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lydgate Pre-School?
You can call 01924 460930 and visit www.eyalliance.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY556726 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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