Full-day nursery in Keele, Staffordshire
Keele University Day Nursery
University of Keele, Keele, NEWCASTLE, ST5 5BG · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 1994Reference 218444Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places128 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
University of Keele, Keele, NEWCASTLE, ST5 5BG · More nurseries in ST5
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Stephenson building, Darwin Building and Lindsay Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Memorial Garden7 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 Staffordshire there are about 3.1 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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Keele University Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at University of Keele, Keele, NEWCASTLE, ST5 5BG, in Keele, Staffordshire. It is registered for 128 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keele University Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Silverdale Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- Westlands Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Knutton St Marys CofE Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 1.4 miles
- Seabridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.7 miles
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.7 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.8 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 Keele University Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Keele University Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 17 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Keele University Day Nursery take?
Keele University Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 128 children at any one time.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 218444 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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