Sessional pre-school in Royston, Hertfordshire
Little Acorns Royston Limited
Icknield Walk First School, Poplar Drive, Royston, SG8 7EZ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Icknield Walk First School, Poplar Drive, Royston, SG8 7EZ · More nurseries in SG8
Stations
- Royston15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Poplar Drive, King James Academy and The Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Priory Gardens10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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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Little Acorns Royston Limited is a sessional pre-school at Icknield Walk First School, Poplar Drive, Royston, SG8 7EZ, in Royston, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Acorns Royston Limited.
Run by Little Acorns Royston Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Acorns Royston LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kindred Royston Church House Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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| Coombes Community Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Icknield Walk First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- King James Academy Royston All-throughages 9–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- Studlands Rise First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Tannery Drift First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Roman Way Academy Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 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 Little Acorns Royston Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Acorns Royston Limited Good at its inspection on 28 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Acorns Royston Limited take?
Little Acorns Royston Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Acorns Royston Limited?
Little Acorns Royston Limited is run by Little Acorns Royston Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Acorns Royston Limited?
Royston is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Acorns Royston Limited?
You can call 07426 386454 and visit www.littleacornspreschool.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2603028 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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