Full-day nursery in Sawston, Cambridgeshire
Sawston Nursery
Tannery Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3UW · 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 2000Reference 221629Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 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
Tannery Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3UW · More nurseries in CB22
Stations
- Whittlesford Parkway24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Orchard Park2 min walk
- Orchard Park2 min walk
- Mill Lane Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Pampisford Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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 Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 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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Sawston Nursery is a full-day nursery at Tannery Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3UW, in Sawston, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawston NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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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 Bellbird Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- The Icknield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- William Westley Church of England VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Duxford Church of England Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.7 miles
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.7 miles
- Sawston Village College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 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 Sawston Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sawston Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 3 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sawston Nursery take?
Sawston Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sawston Nursery?
Whittlesford Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sawston Nursery?
You can call 01223 472018 and visit www.sawstonnursery.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 221629 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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