Full-day nursery in Arbury, Cambridgeshire
Smiths Children
St. Lukes Church, Victoria Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 3DZ · 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 December 2011Reference EY437969Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 14 July 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
St. Lukes Church, Victoria Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 3DZ · More nurseries in CB4
Parks and playgrounds
- Alexandra Gardens3 min walk
- Jubilee Gardens7 min walk
- Jesus Green7 min walk
- Midsummer Common11 min walk
- The Parklet playground1 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
© 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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Smiths Children is a full-day nursery at St. Lukes Church, Victoria Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 3DZ, in Arbury, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 13 reviews (November 2026).
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| Smiths ChildrenThis nursery | Good | 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
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Castle School, Cambridge ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Park Street CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Arbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Milton Road Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- Mayfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.5 miles
- OA - Cambridge ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- St John's College School ages 4–13 0.6 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 Smiths Children's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smiths Children Good at its inspection on 30 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smiths Children take?
Smiths Children is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Smiths Children?
Cambridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Smiths Children?
You can call 01223 301047 and visit www.smithschildren.co.uk.
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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.
- © 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 EY437969 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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