Full-day nursery in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire
Chestnut @ Cottenham
Cottenham Nursery, Lambs Lane, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TA · 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
Cottenham Nursery, Lambs Lane, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TA · More nurseries in CB24
Parks and playgrounds
- The Moat8 min walk
- Milenium Gardens11 min walk
- Broad Lane Amenity Area12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
© 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 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.
What parents say
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Chestnut @ Cottenham is a full-day nursery at Cottenham Nursery, Lambs Lane, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TA, in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited.
Run by Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited (school), which runs 15 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut @ CottenhamThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little OwlsFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cottenham Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Cottenham Village College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 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 Chestnut @ Cottenham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chestnut @ Cottenham Outstanding at its inspection on 20 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chestnut @ Cottenham take?
Chestnut @ Cottenham is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Chestnut @ Cottenham?
Chestnut @ Cottenham is run by Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited, which runs 15 nurseries.
How do I contact Chestnut @ Cottenham?
You can call 01954 250744 and visit www.chestnut-nursery.com.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2645545 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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