Full-day nursery in Highfields, Leicester
Shama Women's Centre
Shama Womens Centre, 39-45 Sparkenhoe Street, LEICESTER, LE2 0TD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Shama Womens Centre, 39-45 Sparkenhoe Street, LEICESTER, LE2 0TD · More nurseries in LE2
Stations
- Leicester6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Lincoln Street, Highfield Street and Prebend Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Prebend Gardens3 min walk
- Victoria Park8 min walk
- Spinney Hill Park9 min walk
- Garendon Street Park10 min walk
- Museum Square Park10 min walk
- Playground2 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 Leicester there are about 4.4 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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Shama Women's Centre is a full-day nursery at Shama Womens Centre, 39-45 Sparkenhoe Street, LEICESTER, LE2 0TD, in Highfields, Leicester. It is registered for 20 children. Its Ofsted report card (February 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met.
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| Shama Women's CentreThis nursery | Report card 2026 | 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
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Al-Islamia Institute for Education ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Highfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Uplands Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Medway Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Leicester Therapeutic School ages 5–11 0.3 miles
- Charnwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.5 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 Shama Women's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Shama Women's Centre was inspected on 25 February 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Shama Women's Centre take?
Shama Women's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Shama Women's Centre?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY456314 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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