Full-day nursery in Carlisle, Cumberland
Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited
28 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1PE · 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
28 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1PE · More nurseries in CA1
Stations
- Carlisle5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Site of former Christ Church5 min walk
- Fusehill Park7 min walk
- Tullie House Garden11 min walk
- Rickerby Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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.
What parents say
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Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited is a full-day nursery at 28 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1PE, in Carlisle, Cumberland. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brook Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Norman Street Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Robert Ferguson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Caldew Lea School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Stanwix School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected October 2024 1.1 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 Nursery (Carlisle) Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited Good at its inspection on 14 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited take?
Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited?
Carlisle is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited?
You can call 01228 550503 and visit littleowlsnurserycarlisle.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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY319329 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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