Full-day nursery in Carlisle, Cumberland
Greystone Nursery
Greystone Community Centre, Close Street, CARLISLE, CA1 2HA · 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 April 2013Reference EY462646Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 November 2025Food 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
Greystone Community Centre, Close Street, CARLISLE, CA1 2HA · More nurseries in CA1
Stations
- Carlisle9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Fusehill Park2 min walk
- Site of former Christ Church4 min walk
- Melbourne Park7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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.
What parents say
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Greystone Nursery is a full-day nursery at Greystone Community Centre, Close Street, CARLISLE, CA1 2HA, in Carlisle, Cumberland. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 60 reviews (November 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
- Brook Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.1 miles
- Norman Street Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Robert Ferguson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Gillford Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Upperby Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 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 Greystone Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Greystone Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Greystone Nursery take?
Greystone Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Greystone Nursery?
Carlisle is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Greystone Nursery?
You can call 01228 558602 and visit www.greystonecommunitycentre.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY462646 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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