Full-day nursery in Alvaston, Derby
Little Rainbows Academy
Little Rainbows Academy, Alvaston Street, Alvaston, DERBY, DE24 0PA · 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 2023Reference 2755771Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 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
Little Rainbows Academy, Alvaston Street, Alvaston, DERBY, DE24 0PA · More nurseries in DE24
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including St John Fisher Primary School, Walnut Avenue and Dale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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.
In Derby there are about 3.8 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.
What parents say
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Little Rainbows Academy is a full-day nursery at Little Rainbows Academy, Alvaston Street, Alvaston, DERBY, DE24 0PA, in Alvaston, Derby. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 20 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Wyndham Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Oakwood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Lakeside Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 1.0 miles
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.0 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 Rainbows Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Rainbows Academy Good at its inspection on 1 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Rainbows Academy take?
Little Rainbows Academy is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Rainbows Academy?
Spondon is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Rainbows Academy?
You can call 01332 755455 and visit littlerainbowsacademy.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2755771 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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