Full-day nursery in Hill Estate, Wakefield
Upton Daycare
Upton Primary School, Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JS · 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 August 2017Reference EY544685Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places18 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Upton Primary School, Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JS · More nurseries in WF9
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Stead Court Business Park, Upton School and Hill Estate.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 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.
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Upton Daycare is a full-day nursery at Upton Primary School, Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JS, in Hill Estate, Wakefield. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Upton DaycareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Upton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.3 miles
- Ash Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.3 miles
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.8 miles
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.8 miles
- Minsthorpe Community College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 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 Upton Daycare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Upton Daycare Good at its inspection on 13 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Upton Daycare take?
Upton Daycare is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Upton Daycare?
South Elmsall is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 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 EY544685 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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