Full-day nursery in Shirecliffe, Sheffield
The Meadows Nursery
Shirecliffe Community Centre, 349 Shirecliffe Road, Sheffield, S5 8XJ · 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
Shirecliffe Community Centre, 349 Shirecliffe Road, Sheffield, S5 8XJ · More nurseries in S5
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Shirecliffe Road/Longley Avenue West, Longley Avenue West/Shirecliffe Road and Shirecliffe Road/Boynton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Busk Meadow Park1 min walk
- Parkwood Springs North6 min walk
- Parkwood Springs8 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- 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 Sheffield there are about 3.7 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 Meadows Nursery is a full-day nursery at Shirecliffe Community Centre, 349 Shirecliffe Road, Sheffield, S5 8XJ, in Shirecliffe, Sheffield. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Sheffield Hallam University.
Run by Sheffield Hallam University (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| The Meadows NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Oasis Academy Watermead Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- E-ACT Pathways Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Hucklow Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 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 Meadows Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Meadows Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Meadows Nursery take?
The Meadows Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
Who runs The Meadows Nursery?
The Meadows Nursery is run by Sheffield Hallam University, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Meadows Nursery?
Bamforth Street is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2629561 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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