Full-day nursery in Millfield, Peterborough
Acorn Academy Day Nursery
211 Lincoln Road, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2PL · 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 2017Reference EY546492Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 20 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
211 Lincoln Road, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2PL · More nurseries in PE1
Stations
- Peterborough19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park9 min walk
- Gladstone Park10 min walk
- Rock Park10 min walk
- Connect Park11 min walk
- Baker Perkins Park12 min walk
- Playground4 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 Peterborough there are about 3.1 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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Acorn Academy Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 211 Lincoln Road, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2PL, in Millfield, Peterborough. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 22 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Academy Day NurseryThis 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
- Gladstone Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Queen's Drive Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- The King's (The Cathedral) School All-throughages 7–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Thomas Deacon Academy All-throughages 7–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- The Beeches Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- West Town Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Richard Barnes Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 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 Acorn Academy Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Academy Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 20 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Academy Day Nursery take?
Acorn Academy Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Acorn Academy Day Nursery?
Peterborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorn Academy Day Nursery?
You can call 01733 890911 and visit littlechiefsdaynurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY546492 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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