Full-day nursery in Shelton Lock, Derby
Orchard Nursery School
92 Derby Road, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6RF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- 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 March 1996Reference 258406Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
92 Derby Road, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6RF · More nurseries in DE73
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Sinfin Moor Lane, Ashleigh Drive and Junior School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chellaston Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Orchard Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 92 Derby Road, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6RF, in Shelton Lock, Derby. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Orchard Private Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Orchard Private Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chellaston Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Chellaston Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Homefields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Shelton Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Shelton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Oak Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Clover Leys Spencer Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 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 Orchard Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Orchard Nursery School Good at its inspection on 14 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Orchard Nursery School take?
Orchard Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Orchard Nursery School?
Orchard Nursery School is run by Orchard Private Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Orchard Nursery School?
You can call 01332 703204 and visit orcharddaynurseries.co.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 258406 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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