Sessional pre-school in King Cross, Calderdale
The Northern Lights Preschool and Out of School Club
Northern Lights Preschool, Arnold Street, Halifax, HX1 5EE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Northern Lights Preschool, Arnold Street, Halifax, HX1 5EE · More nurseries in HX1
Stations
- Halifax24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
29 bus stops within 400 m, including Gibbet Street Arnold St, Francis Street and Gibbet Street Adelaide St.
Parks and playgrounds
- People's Park4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Calderdale there are about 2.8 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 Northern Lights Preschool and Out of School Club is a sessional pre-school at Northern Lights Preschool, Arnold Street, Halifax, HX1 5EE, in King Cross, Calderdale. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 29 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
- Beacon Lights Schools ages 4–16 0.1 miles
- St Augustine's CofE School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Parkinson Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Beech Hill School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Savile Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Warley Road Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 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 The Northern Lights Preschool and Out of School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Northern Lights Preschool and Out of School Club Outstanding at its inspection on 11 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Northern Lights Preschool and Out of School Club take?
The Northern Lights Preschool and Out of School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Northern Lights Preschool and Out of School Club?
Halifax is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Northern Lights Preschool and Out of School Club?
You can call 01422 251925 and visit northernlightspreschool.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2809262 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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