Sessional pre-school in Bradford Moor, Bradford
Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery
103 Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8SA · 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 April 2016Reference EY497491Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 5 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:30–15:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
103 Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8SA · More nurseries in BD3
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Folkestone Street, Thornbury Road and Marsland Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bradford Moor Park6 min walk
- Attock Park8 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Bradford there are about 4.8 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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Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery is a sessional pre-school at 103 Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8SA, in Bradford Moor, Bradford. It is registered for 24 children. It opens 08:30–15:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbury Play & Learn NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–15:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Karmand NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–22:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dixons Marchbank Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Co-op Academy Delius ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Lift Feversham Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Killinghall Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Co-op Academy Penny Oaks Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Meadow Bank Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2023 0.6 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 are Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery's opening hours?
Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery opens 08:30–15:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery take?
Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery?
Bradford Interchange is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery?
You can call 01274 669901 and visit www.thornburynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY497491 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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