Ofsted record

Rawthorpe (St James) Playgroup

23-25 Ridgeway, Huddersfield · URN 2561557

According to Ofsted's inspection on 18 July 2025, Rawthorpe (St James) Playgroup in 23-25 Ridgeway, Huddersfield was rated Outstanding — one overall judgment under the framework Ofsted used until November 2025. Little Bees Nursery Intelligence tracks every Ofsted inspection of this setting.

  1. Inspected 18 July 2025

    a year ago

    Outstanding

    One overall judgment, under the framework Ofsted used until November 2025. Its next inspection will grade six areas separately.

    Outstanding
    Good
    Requires Improvement
    Inadequate

    Practice is consistently strong across the board and goes beyond what the standard requires.

  2. Earlier inspections

  3. 22 November 2019 Good

On the register

Ofsted URN
2561557
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care
Registered since
23 October 2019
Local authority
Kirklees

23-25 Ridgeway, Huddersfield · HD5 9QJ. Location from the Ofsted register.

On the Early Years Register.

Common questions

When was Rawthorpe (St James) Playgroup last inspected by Ofsted? +

Rawthorpe (St James) Playgroup in 23-25 Ridgeway, Huddersfield was last inspected on 18 July 2025, under the framework Ofsted used until November 2025, which gave one overall rating. Its next inspection will grade several areas separately on a report card.

What is Rawthorpe (St James) Playgroup's Ofsted rating? +

Ofsted rated Rawthorpe (St James) Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 18 July 2025. Practice is consistently strong across the board and goes beyond what the standard requires.

How long has Rawthorpe (St James) Playgroup been registered? +

Rawthorpe (St James) Playgroup has been registered with Ofsted since 23 October 2019. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2561557.

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