Full-day nursery in Lundwood, Barnsley
St. Martins Day Nursery
Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 5PN · 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 July 2003Reference EY258082Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 January 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
Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 5PN · More nurseries in S71
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Pontefract Road/Wycombe Street, Pontefract Road/Roger Road and Pontefract Road/Trueman Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- Littleworth Park1 min walk
- Dearne Valley Park9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 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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St. Martins Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 5PN, in Lundwood, Barnsley. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Oakhill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Lift St Helen's Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- Hunningley Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Burton Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- The Forest Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 1.3 miles
- Springwell Alternative Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.4 miles
- Springwell Special Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.4 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. Martins Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Martins Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Martins Day Nursery take?
St. Martins Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St. Martins Day Nursery?
Barnsley is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St. Martins Day Nursery?
You can call 01226 244322 and visit stmartynsnursery.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY258082 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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