Full-day nursery in Babraham, Cambridgeshire
Babraham Nursery
17-18 The Close, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
17-18 The Close, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AQ · More nurseries in CB22
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 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.
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Babraham Nursery is a full-day nursery at 17-18 The Close, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AQ, in Babraham, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- The Icknield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 1.4 miles
- Great Abington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.6 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 Babraham Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Babraham Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 17 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Babraham Nursery take?
Babraham Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
How do I contact Babraham Nursery?
You can call 01223 496200 and visit thenursery.babraham.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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 221547 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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