Full-day nursery in Royston, Barnsley
Wise Owl Nursery & Pre School Ltd
22 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QP · 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 2019Reference 2541127Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 April 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
22 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QP · More nurseries in S71
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Midland Road/Station Road, Midland Road/Jack Close Orchard and High Street/Station Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Royston Park2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Barnsley there are about 3.9 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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Wise Owl Nursery & Pre School Ltd is a full-day nursery at 22 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QP, in Royston, Barnsley. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, 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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| Wise Owl Nursery & Pre School LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Parkside Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Royston St John Baptist CE Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Lift Meadstead Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Summerfields Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Carlton Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 1.5 miles
- Waterton Newstead Academy ages 4–11 1.5 miles
- Athersley North Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.5 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 Wise Owl Nursery & Pre School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wise Owl Nursery & Pre School Ltd Good at its inspection on 25 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wise Owl Nursery & Pre School Ltd take?
Wise Owl Nursery & Pre School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact Wise Owl Nursery & Pre School Ltd?
You can call 01226 700600 and visit wiseowlsnursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2541127 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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