Full-day nursery in Ripley, Derbyshire
Ripley Nursery School Childcare
Sandham Lane, Ripley, DE5 3HE · 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 2004Reference EY286379Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sandham Lane, Ripley, DE5 3HE · More nurseries in DE5
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Peveril Court, Sandham Lane and Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crossley Park4 min walk
- Charnwood Drive Park5 min walk
- Pit Top12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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.
What parents say
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Ripley Nursery School Childcare is a full-day nursery at Sandham Lane, Ripley, DE5 3HE, in Ripley, Derbyshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 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
- Ripley Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Ripley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Ripley Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- Lons Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Waingroves Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.2 miles
- Street Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.3 miles
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.5 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 Ripley Nursery School Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ripley Nursery School Childcare Good at its inspection on 14 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ripley Nursery School Childcare take?
Ripley Nursery School Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Ripley Nursery School Childcare?
You can call 01773 745014 and visit www.ripley-nur.derbyshire.sch.uk.
Tools for parents in Derbyshire
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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 EY286379 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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