Full-day nursery in Longsowerby, Cumberland
Parkfield Nursery
143 Dalston Road, Carlisle, CA2 5PG · 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 1993Reference 317393Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 October 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
143 Dalston Road, Carlisle, CA2 5PG · More nurseries in CA2
Stations
- Carlisle20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Saint James's Park5 min walk
- Chance's Park6 min walk
- Cummersdale Green10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Parkfield Nursery is a full-day nursery at 143 Dalston Road, Carlisle, CA2 5PG, in Longsowerby, Cumberland. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 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
- Robert Ferguson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Newlaithes Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Newlaithes Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Caldew Lea School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Newtown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Cummersdale School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.1 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 Parkfield Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Parkfield Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 8 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Parkfield Nursery take?
Parkfield Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Parkfield Nursery?
Carlisle is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Parkfield Nursery?
You can call 01228 543034 and visit www.parkfieldnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 317393 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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