Sessional pre-school in Newnham Croft, Cambridgeshire
Newnham Nursery
Newnham Croft Primary School, Chedworth Street, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9JF · 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 2009Reference EY395187Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 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
Newnham Croft Primary School, Chedworth Street, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9JF · More nurseries in CB3
Parks and playgrounds
- Lammas Land3 min walk
- The Backs10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
© 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 Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 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.
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Newnham Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Newnham Croft Primary School, Chedworth Street, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9JF, in Newnham Croft, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Newnham Croft Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Heritage School ages 4–16 0.5 miles
- St Mary's School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- The Stephen Perse Foundation ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Faith's School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- King's College School ages 4–14 0.6 miles
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.7 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 Newnham Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Newnham Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Newnham Nursery take?
Newnham Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Newnham Nursery?
Cambridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Newnham Nursery?
You can call 01223 508737 and visit www.newnhamcroft.cambs.sch.uk.
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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.
- © 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY395187 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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