Full-day nursery in Monkmoor, Shropshire
Orchard Early Years
Unit 2 Hartley Business Centre, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5ST · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Unit 2 Hartley Business Centre, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5ST · More nurseries in SY2
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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 Shropshire there are about 3 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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Orchard Early Years is a full-day nursery at Unit 2 Hartley Business Centre, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5ST, in Monkmoor, Shropshire. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 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
- Wilfred Owen Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Severndale Specialist Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Belvidere Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Crowmoor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- St Giles CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- The Martin Wilson School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 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 Orchard Early Years's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Orchard Early Years Good at its inspection on 8 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Orchard Early Years take?
Orchard Early Years is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Orchard Early Years?
Shrewsbury is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Orchard Early Years?
You can call 01743 242255 and visit www.orchardearlyyears.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY478071 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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