Full-day nursery in East Ella, Kingston upon Hull
Little Owls @ Ainthorpe
Ainthorpe Primary School, Ainthorpe Grove, Hull, HU5 5EB · 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 November 2018Reference 2498955Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 July 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 February 2026Food 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
Ainthorpe Primary School, Ainthorpe Grove, Hull, HU5 5EB · More nurseries in HU5
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Anlaby Common Nunburnholme Park, Woodlands Road and Manor Farm.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Kingston upon Hull there are about 5.3 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 Owls @ Ainthorpe is a full-day nursery at Ainthorpe Primary School, Ainthorpe Grove, Hull, HU5 5EB, in East Ella, Kingston upon Hull. It is registered for 85 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Dove House Trading Ltd.
Run by Dove House Trading Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ainthorpe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Acre Heads Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- The Hub School ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.6 miles
- Wold Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Eastfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Priory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Anlaby Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Appleton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 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 Owls @ Ainthorpe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Owls @ Ainthorpe Good at its inspection on 1 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Owls @ Ainthorpe take?
Little Owls @ Ainthorpe is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Owls @ Ainthorpe?
Little Owls @ Ainthorpe is run by Dove House Trading Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Owls @ Ainthorpe?
You can call 01482 355311 and visit www.littleowlshull.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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2498955 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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