Full-day nursery in Eastwood, Rotherham
Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood)
182 Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham, S65 1QA · 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 September 2017Reference EY551728Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 July 2024Food 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
182 Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham, S65 1QA · More nurseries in S65
Stations
- Parkgate9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Rotherham Central21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Fitzwilliam Road/Cranworth Road, Fitzwilliam Road/Shakespeare Road and Fitzwilliam Road/Cottenham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clifton Park7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Water Play 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 Rotherham there are about 4.6 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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Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood) is a full-day nursery at 182 Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham, S65 1QA, in Eastwood, Rotherham. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Lime Tree Day Nursery (Rotherham) Ltd.
Run by Lime Tree Day Nursery (Rotherham) Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood)This 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
- Eastwood Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Coleridge Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- St Ann's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- East Dene Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Badsley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Arnold Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- High Greave Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- High Greave Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 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 Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood) Good at its inspection on 15 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood) take?
Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood) is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood)?
Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood) is run by Lime Tree Day Nursery (Rotherham) Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood)?
Parkgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood)?
You can call 01709 830999 and visit www.limetree-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 EY551728 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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