Full-day nursery in Elm Estate, Wakefield
St Luke's Pre-School Nursery
Carlton Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2QQ · 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 April 2013Reference EY462126Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 12 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places104 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 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
Carlton Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2QQ · More nurseries in WF9
Stations
- South Elmsall8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Moorthorpe13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Carlton Gardens, Carlton Road and Carlton School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Minsthorpe Park5 min walk
- Westfield Recreation Ground6 min walk
- Frickley Country Park7 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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 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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St Luke's Pre-School Nursery is a full-day nursery at Carlton Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2QQ, in Elm Estate, Wakefield. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| St Luke's Pre-School NurseryThis 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
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Ash Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Ark Northfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2022 1.1 miles
- South Kirkby Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.6 miles
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.7 miles
- Upton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.8 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 St Luke's Pre-School Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Luke's Pre-School Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Luke's Pre-School Nursery take?
St Luke's Pre-School Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Luke's Pre-School Nursery?
South Elmsall is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Luke's Pre-School Nursery?
You can call 01977 658505 and visit www.stlukeonline.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY462126 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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