Sessional pre-school in Birstall, Leicestershire
Acorn Under Fives (Birstall)
Highcliffe Primary School, Greengate Lane, Birstall, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL · 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
Highcliffe Primary School, Greengate Lane, Birstall, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL · More nurseries in LE4
Stations
- Leicester North (Great Central Railway)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Ambergate Drive, Queensgate Drive and Poplar Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- School Lane Playing Fields10 min walk
- Harrowgate Park10 min walk
- Playground10 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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 Under Fives (Birstall) is a sessional pre-school at Highcliffe Primary School, Greengate Lane, Birstall, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL, in Birstall, Leicestershire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Acorn Under Fives (Birstall)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Ashton Green Pre School & Out of School ClubSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Co-operative Play and LearnFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Hallam Fields, Birstall Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Glebelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Mowmacre Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Woodstock Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected April 2025 1.3 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 Under Fives (Birstall)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Under Fives (Birstall) Good at its inspection on 19 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Under Fives (Birstall) take?
Acorn Under Fives (Birstall) is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Acorn Under Fives (Birstall)?
Leicester North (Great Central Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorn Under Fives (Birstall)?
You can call 07842 006199 and visit www.acornunderfives.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 226252 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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