Full-day nursery in New Lenton, Nottingham
Sandfield Day Nursery
Ashburnham Avenue, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 1QD · 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 May 2004Reference EY282595Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 September 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
Ashburnham Avenue, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 1QD · More nurseries in NG7
Stations
- Gregory Street17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- High School20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- The Forest21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Lenton Boulevard H&R, Radford Boulevard and Savoy Cinema.
Parks and playgrounds
- Radford Recreation Ground1 min walk
- Sandpiper Way Open Space3 min walk
- Lenton Green6 min walk
- Lenton Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Forster Street Play Area8 min walk
- Radford Recreation Ground 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 Nottingham there are about 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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Sandfield Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ashburnham Avenue, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 1QD, in New Lenton, Nottingham. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 13 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
- The Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- Radford Primary School Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Edna G. Olds Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Mellers Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Fig Tree Primary School ages 5–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Joseph's School ages 1–11has a nursery class 0.7 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 Sandfield Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sandfield Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sandfield Day Nursery take?
Sandfield Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sandfield Day Nursery?
Gregory Street is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sandfield Day Nursery?
You can call 0115 979 2424 and visit sandfielddaynursery.com.
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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.
- © 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY282595 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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