Sessional pre-school in Thurnscoe East, Barnsley
Station House
Station House, Lidget Lane, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0BX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 November 1994Reference 302864Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 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
Station House, Lidget Lane, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0BX · More nurseries in S63
Stations
- Thurnscoe3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Goldthorpe18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Windsor Street/Station Road, Lidget Lane/Chapman Street and Stuart Street/Clarence Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- Phoenix Park4 min walk
- Phoenix Park7 min walk
- Flower Park8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- 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 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.
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Station House is a sessional pre-school at Station House, Lidget Lane, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0BX, in Thurnscoe East, Barnsley. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station HouseThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Thurnscoe Family CentreSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| The HilltoppersFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Kids World GoldthorpeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Kids World DearneFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Groots Childcare Hub 2 (Heather Garth Primary Academy)Full-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Dearne Family CentreSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Gooseacre Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Goldthorpe Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Highgate Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- The Robert Ogden School ages 5–19 0.9 miles
- Carrfield Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.4 miles
- Heather Garth Primary School Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.7 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 Station House's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Station House Good at its inspection on 18 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Station House take?
Station House is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Station House?
Thurnscoe is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 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
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 302864 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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