Sessional pre-school in Backmoor, Sheffield
Norton Community Pre-School
The Old School Hall, Matthews Lane, Norton, S8 8JS · 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
The Old School Hall, Matthews Lane, Norton, S8 8JS · More nurseries in S8
Stations
- Herdings Park20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Hemsworth Road/Backmoor Crescent, Hemsworth Road/Ashbury Lane and Norton Lane/Maugerhay.
Parks and playgrounds
- Graves Park5 min walk
- Rose Garden 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 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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Norton Community Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Old School Hall, Matthews Lane, Norton, S8 8JS, in Backmoor, Sheffield. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 13 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Norton Free Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Mossbrook School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Mundella Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Woodlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.9 miles
- Woodseats Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- Bankwood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 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 Norton Community Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Norton Community Pre-School Good at its inspection on 25 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Norton Community Pre-School take?
Norton Community Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Norton Community Pre-School?
Herdings Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Norton Community Pre-School?
You can call 0114 274 9654.
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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 EY376725 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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