Full-day nursery in Spring Vale, Barnsley
Rascalz
Britannia Inn, 85 Sheffield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6HH · 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 2017Reference EY550273Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 March 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
Britannia Inn, 85 Sheffield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6HH · More nurseries in S36
Stations
- Penistone6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Sheffield Road/Queen Street, Sheffield Road/Green Road and Green Road/Green Acres.
Parks and playgrounds
- Watermeadows Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 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 Barnsley there are about 3.9 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.
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Rascalz is a full-day nursery at Britannia Inn, 85 Sheffield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6HH, in Spring Vale, Barnsley. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RascalzThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Freddies Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
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- All nurseries in Barnsley65
- All nurseries in S3610
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Springvale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Oxspring Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.1 miles
- Hoylandswaine Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected June 2022 1.4 miles
- Thurlstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- Penistone Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 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 Rascalz's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rascalz Good at its inspection on 12 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rascalz take?
Rascalz is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rascalz?
Penistone is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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 EY550273 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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