Full-day nursery in Silkstone, Barnsley
Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd
Old Town School, High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR · 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 December 1992Reference 302858Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 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
Old Town School, High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR · More nurseries in S75
Stations
- Silkstone Common17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street/Barnsley Road, Barnsley Road/Manor Park and Cone Lane/High Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 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.
What parents say
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Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd is a full-day nursery at Old Town School, High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR, in Silkstone, Barnsley. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Silkstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.6 miles
- Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 1.7 miles
- Hoylandswaine Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected June 2022 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 Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd Good at its inspection on 6 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd take?
Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd?
Silkstone Common is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Silkstone Pre School Playgroup Ltd?
You can call 01226 792294 and visit www.silkstonepreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 302858 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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