Full-day nursery in Higher Buxton, Derbyshire
Buxton Nursery Ltd
Buxton Infant School, Hardwick Square South, Buxton, SK17 6QB · 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
Buxton Infant School, Hardwick Square South, Buxton, SK17 6QB · More nurseries in SK17
Stations
- Buxton7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Market Place, Terrace Road and Heath Park Road No1.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Slopes3 min walk
- Pavilion Gardens5 min walk
- Ashwood Park6 min walk
- Serpentine Park10 min walk
- Hogshaw Nature Reserve12 min walk
- Playground6 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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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Buxton Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at Buxton Infant School, Hardwick Square South, Buxton, SK17 6QB, in Higher Buxton, Derbyshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 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
- Buxton Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Buxton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 miles
- Fairfield Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Harpur Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Burbage Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 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 Buxton Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Buxton Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 13 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Buxton Nursery Ltd take?
Buxton Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Buxton Nursery Ltd?
Buxton is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Buxton Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01298 26660 and visit buxton-nursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2702981 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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