Full-day nursery in Thorne, Doncaster
Thorne Flowerpots
Thorne Childrens Centre, The Laurels, Fieldside, Thorne, DONCASTER, DN8 4BQ · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Thorne Childrens Centre, The Laurels, Fieldside, Thorne, DONCASTER, DN8 4BQ · More nurseries in DN8
Stations
- Thorne North8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Thorne South21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Field Side/Durham Avenue, Field Side/Foundry Lane and Field Road/Darley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Memorial Park9 min walk
- Playground11 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 Doncaster there are about 4.4 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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Thorne Flowerpots is a full-day nursery at Thorne Childrens Centre, The Laurels, Fieldside, Thorne, DONCASTER, DN8 4BQ, in Thorne, Doncaster. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thorne King Edward Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Green Top Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Brooke Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Marshland Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- West Road Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- Trinity Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 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 Thorne Flowerpots's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thorne Flowerpots Good at its inspection on 11 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thorne Flowerpots take?
Thorne Flowerpots is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Thorne Flowerpots?
Thorne North is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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 EY536306 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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