Full-day nursery in Carleton, Wakefield
The Grange Nursery
Carleton Road, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ · 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 2015Reference EY491307Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 15 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 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
Carleton Road, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ · More nurseries in WF8
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Fair View, St Michaels Church and Carleton Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 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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The Grange Nursery is a full-day nursery at Carleton Road, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ, in Carleton, Wakefield. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (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
- Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- Ark Carleton Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Ark De Lacy Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Harewood Centre Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Ark Larks Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Cherry Tree Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- Darrington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.2 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 Grange Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Grange Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Grange Nursery take?
The Grange Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Grange Nursery?
Pontefract Baghill is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Grange Nursery?
You can call 01977 780982.
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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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491307 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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