Full-day nursery in Shearbridge, Bradford
University of Bradford Nursery
Laisteridge Lane, Bradford, BD7 1DP · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since January 1992Reference 302068Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Laisteridge Lane, Bradford, BD7 1DP · More nurseries in BD7
Stations
- Bradford Forster Square14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Bradford Interchange14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Bradford College, Horton Building - Univ of Bradford and Laisteridge Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Infirmary Fields11 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 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.
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University of Bradford Nursery is a full-day nursery at Laisteridge Lane, Bradford, BD7 1DP, in Shearbridge, Bradford. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dixons Music Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Copthorne Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Co-op Academy Princeville Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- Dixons Manningham Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Abbey Green Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 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 University of Bradford Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated University of Bradford Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 21 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can University of Bradford Nursery take?
University of Bradford Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to University of Bradford Nursery?
Bradford Forster Square is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 302068 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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