Full-day nursery in Thorpe Acre, Leicestershire
Loughborough University Nursery
Loughborough Campus Nursery, Ashby Road, Loughborough, LE11 3TE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2020Reference 2573700Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places101 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 June 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
Loughborough Campus Nursery, Ashby Road, Loughborough, LE11 3TE · More nurseries in LE11
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Gimson House, Student's Union and Angus Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Radmoor Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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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Loughborough University Nursery is a full-day nursery at Loughborough Campus Nursery, Ashby Road, Loughborough, LE11 3TE, in Thorpe Acre, Leicestershire. It is registered for 101 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 24 reviews (October 2026).
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| Loughborough University NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Loughborough NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thorpe Acre Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Thorpe Acre Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Loughborough Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Booth Wood Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Mountfields Lodge School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- Ashmount School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Robert Bakewell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 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 Loughborough University Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Loughborough University Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 26 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Loughborough University Nursery take?
Loughborough University Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 101 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Loughborough University Nursery?
Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Loughborough University Nursery?
You can call 01509 271009 and visit www.lboro.ac.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 2573700 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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