Full-day nursery in Harraby, Cumberland
St. Aidan's Day Nursery
Harraby Community Campus, Edgehill Road, Carlisle, CA1 3SL · 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 January 2016Reference EY498092Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 June 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
Harraby Community Campus, Edgehill Road, Carlisle, CA1 3SL · More nurseries in CA1
Parks and playgrounds
- Keenan Park6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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St. Aidan's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Harraby Community Campus, Edgehill Road, Carlisle, CA1 3SL, in Harraby, Cumberland. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| St. Aidan's Day 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
- Pennine Way Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.1 miles
- Inglewood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Inglewood Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Petteril Bank School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Scotby CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Gillford Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.3 miles
- Norman Street Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.3 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 St. Aidan's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Aidan's Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 18 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Aidan's Day Nursery take?
St. Aidan's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St. Aidan's Day Nursery?
Carlisle is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St. Aidan's Day Nursery?
You can call 01228 527483 and visit www.staidansnursery.co.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY498092 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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