Full-day nursery in Normanton, Derby
ACE Nursery
Grange Avenue, DERBY, DE23 8DH · 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 October 1999Reference 206189Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Grange Avenue, DERBY, DE23 8DH · More nurseries in DE23
Stations
- Peartree17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Castleton Avenue, Village Street and Derby Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Normanton Park8 min walk
- Sunnydale Park8 min walk
- Sunnyhill Recreational Ground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Derby there are about 3.8 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.
What parents say
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ACE Nursery is a full-day nursery at Grange Avenue, DERBY, DE23 8DH, in Normanton, Derby. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Akaal Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2022 0.1 miles
- Village Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Normanton House School ages 5–16 0.3 miles
- Harrington Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Dale Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Ridgeway Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Gayton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 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 ACE Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated ACE Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can ACE Nursery take?
ACE Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to ACE Nursery?
Peartree is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact ACE Nursery?
You can call 01332 774255.
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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 206189 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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