Full-day nursery in Downham, Lewisham
Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery
St Lukes Church, Northover, Bromley, BR1 5JR · 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 2015Reference EY490282Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Lewisham that publish fees charge £76–£106 a day for under-2s (7 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Lukes Church, Northover, Bromley, BR1 5JR · More nurseries in BR1
Stations
- Grove Park12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Northover / Shroffold Road, Vanoc Gardens and Downham Way / Northover.
Parks and playgrounds
- Downham Fields7 min walk
- Reigate Road Open Space7 min walk
- Whitefoot Lane Playing Fields8 min walk
- St. Barnabas Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Lewisham 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.
What parents say
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Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at St Lukes Church, Northover, Bromley, BR1 5JR, in Downham, Lewisham. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The Fruit Tree Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by The Fruit Tree Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northover Fruit Tree Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Lambs PreschoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:30–16:00 | from 15 mo | 0.2 miles |
| Just Little Kidz Children's CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Grove Park Pre-School And Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | £69 | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Goldsmiths Community NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Stars Preschool LibrarySessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Stars Preschool Grove ParkSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Downham6
- All nurseries in Lewisham134
- All nurseries in BR126
- Nurseries near Grove Park station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Drumbeat School and ASD Service ages 4–19Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.2 miles
- Good Shepherd RC School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- Forster Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- New Woodlands School ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Downderry Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Rangefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 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 Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery take?
Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
Who runs Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery?
Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery is run by The Fruit Tree Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery?
Grove Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490282 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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