Sessional pre-school in Oxton, Nottinghamshire
Little Elms Pre-School
The School Building, Main Street, Oxton, Southwell, NG25 0SA · 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 July 2021Reference 2644085Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 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
The School Building, Main Street, Oxton, Southwell, NG25 0SA · More nurseries in NG25
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Village Hall, New Road and Blind Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Oxton park1 min walk
- Playground2 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 Nottinghamshire there are about 3.2 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 Elms Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The School Building, Main Street, Oxton, Southwell, NG25 0SA, in Oxton, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.4 miles
- Salterford House School ages 2–12has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Manor Park Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.5 miles
- St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.7 miles
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.5 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 Little Elms Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Elms Pre-School Good at its inspection on 10 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Elms Pre-School take?
Little Elms Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 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 2644085 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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