Full-day nursery in Longford, Coventry
Circle of Friends Day Nursery
Lady Lane, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6AZ · 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 October 2005Reference EY295271Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places41 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 February 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
Lady Lane, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6AZ · More nurseries in CV6
Stations
- Coventry Arena9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Longford Square, Vinecote Road and Woodshires Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Longford Park4 min walk
- Wimpy Park5 min walk
- Wimpy Park playground6 min walk
- Playground10 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 Coventry there are about 4.7 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.
What parents say
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Circle of Friends Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Lady Lane, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6AZ, in Longford, Coventry. It is registered for 41 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Circle of Friends Day Nursery Limited Liability Partnership.
Run by Circle of Friends Day Nursery Limited Liability Partnership (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Longford Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Grangehurst Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Alderman's Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- St Laurences CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- John Shelton Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Exhall Grange Specialist School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Wheelwright Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Holbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.9 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 Circle of Friends Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Circle of Friends Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Circle of Friends Day Nursery take?
Circle of Friends Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 41 children at any one time.
Who runs Circle of Friends Day Nursery?
Circle of Friends Day Nursery is run by Circle of Friends Day Nursery Limited Liability Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Circle of Friends Day Nursery?
Coventry Arena is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Circle of Friends Day Nursery?
You can call 024 7636 7001 and visit www.circleoffriends.org.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY295271 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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