Full-day nursery in Barnsley
Sandpit Nursery
1st Safari Day Nurseries Ltd, Pitt Street, Barnsley, S70 1AL · 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 2016Reference EY501682Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 23 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1st Safari Day Nurseries Ltd, Pitt Street, Barnsley, S70 1AL · More nurseries in S70
Stations
- Barnsley8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Eldon Street/Market Hill, Shambles Street/Peel Parade and Shambles Street/St Marys Gate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Town End Park4 min walk
- The Civic and Mandela Gardens5 min walk
- Churchfields Peace Gardens6 min walk
- The Seam7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Churchfields playground6 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.
What parents say
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Sandpit Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1st Safari Day Nurseries Ltd, Pitt Street, Barnsley, S70 1AL, in Barnsley. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by 1st Safari Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by 1st Safari Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Queens Road Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Shawlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Joseph Locke Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Oakwell Rise Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Summer Lane Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Worsbrough Common Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 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 Sandpit Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sandpit Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sandpit Nursery take?
Sandpit Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Sandpit Nursery?
Sandpit Nursery is run by 1st Safari Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Sandpit Nursery?
Barnsley is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sandpit Nursery?
You can call 01226 200696 and visit www.1stsafari.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 EY501682 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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