Sessional pre-school in New Scarborough, Wakefield
Rks Brightsparks
Community Centre, Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DP · 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
Community Centre, Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DP · More nurseries in WF2
Stations
- Wakefield Westgate13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Peacock Avenue End, Peacock Close and Darnley Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe Meadows8 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 Wakefield there are about 4.7 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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Rks Brightsparks is a sessional pre-school at Community Centre, Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DP, in New Scarborough, Wakefield. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Rksbrightsparks Partnership.
Run by Rksbrightsparks Partnership (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rks BrightsparksThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- St Michael's CofE Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Silcoates School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.8 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 Rks Brightsparks's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rks Brightsparks Good at its inspection on 8 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rks Brightsparks take?
Rks Brightsparks is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
Who runs Rks Brightsparks?
Rks Brightsparks is run by Rksbrightsparks Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rks Brightsparks?
Wakefield Westgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rks Brightsparks?
You can call 07914 137083 and visit www.rksbrightsparks.co.uk.
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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 2495772 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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