Full-day nursery in Stanley, Wakefield
The Willow Tree Private Nursery
78 Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HP · 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
78 Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HP · More nurseries in WF3
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Mount Road, St Peters Church and Stanley Library.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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 Willow Tree Private Nursery is a full-day nursery at 78 Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HP, in Stanley, Wakefield. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 13 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
- Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2020 0.6 miles
- Kingsland Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Rooks Nest Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- Meadowcroft School ages 5–19 1.4 miles
- Newton Hill Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.6 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 Willow Tree Private Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Willow Tree Private Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Willow Tree Private Nursery take?
The Willow Tree Private Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Willow Tree Private Nursery?
Outwood is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Willow Tree Private Nursery?
You can call 01924 788061 and visit thewillowtreenursery.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2714824 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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