Sessional pre-school in Shaw Cross, Kirklees
Stay 'n' Play
Bywell C of E Junior School, Bendigo Road, DEWSBURY, WF12 7LX · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bywell C of E Junior School, Bendigo Road, DEWSBURY, WF12 7LX · More nurseries in WF12
Stations
- Batley23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Dewsbury23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Bendigo Road, Bendigo Rd Bywell Road and Selso Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Stay 'n' Play is a sessional pre-school at Bywell C of E Junior School, Bendigo Road, DEWSBURY, WF12 7LX, in Shaw Cross, Kirklees. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Stay 'n' PlayThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Eastborough Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.6 miles
- Mill Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Earlsheaton Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Orchard Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 miles
- Warwick Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 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 Stay 'n' Play's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stay 'n' Play Good at its inspection on 18 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stay 'n' Play take?
Stay 'n' Play is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stay 'n' Play?
Batley is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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 EY446527 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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