Full-day nursery in Oakham, Rutland
The Ark Association Ltd (2)
Oakham C of E Primary School, Burley Road, OAKHAM, LE15 6GY · 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 EY439865Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 February 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
Oakham C of E Primary School, Burley Road, OAKHAM, LE15 6GY · More nurseries in LE15
Stations
- Oakham11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Chip Shop, English Martyrs and Beech Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cutts Close Park3 min walk
- Oakham Castle4 min walk
- Centenary Field11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 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 Rutland there are about 2.3 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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The Ark Association Ltd (2) is a full-day nursery at Oakham C of E Primary School, Burley Road, OAKHAM, LE15 6GY, in Oakham, Rutland. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The Ark Association.
Run by The Ark Association (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| The Ark Association Ltd (2)This 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
- Oakham CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11 under 0.1 miles
- English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.1 miles
- Brooke Priory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Catmose Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Brooke Hill Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.6 miles
- Catmose College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 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 The Ark Association Ltd (2)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ark Association Ltd (2) Good at its inspection on 22 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ark Association Ltd (2) take?
The Ark Association Ltd (2) is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs The Ark Association Ltd (2)?
The Ark Association Ltd (2) is run by The Ark Association, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Ark Association Ltd (2)?
Oakham is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY439865 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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