Full-day nursery in Leek, Staffordshire
The Learning Mill
Newspaper House, Joliffe Street, Leek, ST13 5LJ · 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 August 2010Reference EY413620Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Newspaper House, Joliffe Street, Leek, ST13 5LJ · More nurseries in ST13
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Duke Street, King Street and Bus Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sparrow Park5 min walk
- Brough Park6 min walk
- Pickwood Recreation Area9 min walk
- Westwood Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Birches Gardens11 min walk
- Cruso Street Play Area 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 Staffordshire there are about 3.1 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 Learning Mill is a full-day nursery at Newspaper House, Joliffe Street, Leek, ST13 5LJ, in Leek, Staffordshire. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| The Learning MillThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- All Saints CofE First School Primaryages 5–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Leek First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Springfield School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Westwood First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Woodcroft Academy Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Leek High School Secondaryages 13–18Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.7 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 The Learning Mill's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Learning Mill Good at its inspection on 13 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Learning Mill take?
The Learning Mill is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Learning Mill?
You can call 01538 388228.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY413620 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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