Full-day nursery in Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Parkgate Nursery
Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne, DE6 1EJ · 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 January 2018Reference EY555383Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 February 2026Food 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
Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne, DE6 1EJ · More nurseries in DE6
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Parkside School, Cockayne Avenue and Queen Elizabeth's School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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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Parkgate Nursery is a full-day nursery at Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne, DE6 1EJ, in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashbourne Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 under 0.1 miles
- St Oswald's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Hilltop Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- Clifton CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.6 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.2 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 Parkgate Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Parkgate Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Parkgate Nursery take?
Parkgate Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
How do I contact Parkgate Nursery?
You can call 01335 345492.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY555383 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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