Full-day nursery in Shepley, Kirklees
Shepley Pre-School (CIO)
The Portacabin, Firth Street, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 December 2024Reference 2818834Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places88 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 July 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
The Portacabin, Firth Street, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD · More nurseries in HD8
Stations
- Shepley11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Stocksmoor24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Shepley Black Bull, Shepley Library and Lea Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- 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 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.
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Shepley Pre-School (CIO) is a full-day nursery at The Portacabin, Firth Street, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD, in Shepley, Kirklees. It is registered for 88 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepley Pre-School (CIO)This nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Shepley First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Shelley First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Birdsedge First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.3 miles
- Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.8 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 Shepley Pre-School (CIO)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shepley Pre-School (CIO) Outstanding at its inspection on 13 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shepley Pre-School (CIO) take?
Shepley Pre-School (CIO) is registered with Ofsted for up to 88 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Shepley Pre-School (CIO)?
Shepley is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Shepley Pre-School (CIO)?
You can call 01484 606022 and visit shepleypreschool.com.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2818834 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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