Full-day nursery in Shelley, Kirklees
The Cabin
125 Park Avenue, Shelley, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8JZ · 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 March 1993Reference 311309Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 September 2017Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
125 Park Avenue, Shelley, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8JZ · More nurseries in HD8
Stations
- Shepley15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Far Bank, Cleveland Way and Shelley Village Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 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.
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The Cabin is a full-day nursery at 125 Park Avenue, Shelley, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8JZ, in Shelley, Kirklees. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The CabinThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Barncliffe Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Daisy Chain Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Shepley Pre-School (CIO)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Kirkburton Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Highburton PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Nurtured @ SkelmanthorpeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shelley First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Shepley First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Highburton CofE First Academy Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.6 miles
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 1.6 miles
- Kirkburton Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 10–13Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.2 miles
- Shelley College, A Share Academy Secondaryages 13–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.4 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 The Cabin's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Cabin Good at its inspection on 15 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Cabin take?
The Cabin is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Cabin?
Shepley is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Cabin?
You can call 01484 600519 and visit thecabinhd8.co.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 311309 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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