Sessional pre-school in Golcar, Kirklees
St John's Playgroup
St Johns C E Junior & Infant School, Leymoor Road, Golcar, HUDDERSFIELD, HD7 4QQ · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Johns C E Junior & Infant School, Leymoor Road, Golcar, HUDDERSFIELD, HD7 4QQ · More nurseries in HD7
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Banks Approach, Golcar War Memorial and Banks Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Beech Playground9 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 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.
What parents say
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St John's Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at St Johns C E Junior & Infant School, Leymoor Road, Golcar, HUDDERSFIELD, HD7 4QQ, in Golcar, Kirklees. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Aspire NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Hoppers ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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| Jitterbugs Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Longwood DaycareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Manor Road Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.1 miles
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.0 miles
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.2 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 St John's Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John's Playgroup Good at its inspection on 7 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St John's Playgroup take?
St John's Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St John's Playgroup?
Slaithwaite is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 311284 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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