Full-day nursery in Wolverton Mill East, Milton Keynes
Acorn at Wolverton Mill
Unit 1, Walker Avenue, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5TW · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 1, Walker Avenue, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5TW · More nurseries in MK12
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Greenleys Roundabout North, Harnett Drive and Ridgeway H1.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ouse Valley Park4 min walk
- Wolverton Mill Balancing Lake4 min walk
- Ouse Valley Park11 min walk
- Wolverton Mill Play Park playground2 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 Milton Keynes there are about 3.2 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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Acorn at Wolverton Mill is a full-day nursery at Unit 1, Walker Avenue, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5TW, in Wolverton Mill East, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Acorn Early Years Foundation.
Run by Acorn Early Years Foundation (charity), which runs 18 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn at Wolverton MillThis 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
- Slated Row School ages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Greenleys First School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Greenleys Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Wyvern School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Mary and St Giles Church of England School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Russell Street School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Bushfield School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.0 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 Acorn at Wolverton Mill's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn at Wolverton Mill Good at its inspection on 9 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn at Wolverton Mill take?
Acorn at Wolverton Mill is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
Who runs Acorn at Wolverton Mill?
Acorn at Wolverton Mill is run by Acorn Early Years Foundation, which runs 18 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Acorn at Wolverton Mill?
Wolverton is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorn at Wolverton Mill?
You can call 01908 870334 and visit www.acornearlyyears.org.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2820320 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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