Full-day nursery in Edgerton, Kirklees
Oakwood House & Forest School
Oakwood House, 2 Hungerford Road, HUDDERSFIELD, HD3 3AL · 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 2011Reference EY428586Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places101 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Oakwood House, 2 Hungerford Road, HUDDERSFIELD, HD3 3AL · More nurseries in HD3
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Hungerford Road, Bryan Road and Occupation Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Reinwood recreation ground11 min walk
- Greenhead Park11 min walk
- The Magical Forest playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Oakwood House & Forest School is a full-day nursery at Oakwood House, 2 Hungerford Road, HUDDERSFIELD, HD3 3AL, in Edgerton, Kirklees. It is registered for 101 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 9 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Portland Nurseries Limited.
Run by Portland Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood House & Forest SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| HarlequinFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| The Mount NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Il Nido Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Portland HouseFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Holly BankFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Heatherfield Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barraclough Hall School ages 5–18 0.2 miles
- The Mount School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Huddersfield Grammar School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Reinwood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.7 miles
- Reinwood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2021 0.7 miles
- Lindley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 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 Oakwood House & Forest School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oakwood House & Forest School Good at its inspection on 29 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oakwood House & Forest School take?
Oakwood House & Forest School is registered with Ofsted for up to 101 children at any one time.
Who runs Oakwood House & Forest School?
Oakwood House & Forest School is run by Portland Nurseries Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Oakwood House & Forest School?
Huddersfield is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Oakwood House & Forest School?
You can call 01484 431384 and visit www.portlandnurseries.co.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY428586 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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