Sessional pre-school in Moorgate, Rotherham
Whiston Pre-School
Whiston Junior & Infant School, Saville Road, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4DX · 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 June 2004Reference EY283915Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 March 2026Food 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
Whiston Junior & Infant School, Saville Road, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4DX · More nurseries in S60
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including East Bawtry Road/Lease Gate Road, East Bawtry Road/Newman Road and East Bawtry Road/Redrock Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cow Rakes Lane Park5 min walk
- Playground5 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 Rotherham there are about 4.6 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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Whiston Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Whiston Junior & Infant School, Saville Road, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4DX, in Moorgate, Rotherham. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whiston Junior and Infant School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Newman School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Sitwell Nursery & Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Sitwell Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Herringthorpe Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Herringthorpe Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Broom Valley Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 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 Whiston Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whiston Pre-School Good at its inspection on 16 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whiston Pre-School take?
Whiston Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Whiston Pre-School?
You can call 01709 828003.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY283915 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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