Full-day nursery in Abbey End, Warwickshire
Castle Nursery
8 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LL · 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 November 2013Reference EY469180Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
8 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LL · More nurseries in CV8
Stations
- Kenilworth6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Abbey Hill, Offa Drive and Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Abbey Fields4 min walk
- Black Pad7 min walk
- Castle End12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Warwickshire there are about 2.7 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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Castle Nursery is a full-day nursery at 8 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LL, in Abbey End, Warwickshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Castle Nursery Kenilworth Limited.
Run by Castle Nursery Kenilworth Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Castle 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
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.1 miles
- Kenilworth Nursery School & Early Years Training Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Thorns Community Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Clinton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- St John's Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Park Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Crackley Hall School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 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 Castle Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Nursery take?
Castle Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Castle Nursery?
Castle Nursery is run by Castle Nursery Kenilworth Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Castle Nursery?
Kenilworth is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Castle Nursery?
You can call 01926 856202 and visit www.castle-nursery.co.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY469180 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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