Sessional pre-school in Waddington, Lincolnshire
The Ark at Waddington
Village Hall, Mere Road, Waddington, LINCOLN, LN5 9NX · 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 November 2021Reference 2660835Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 September 2010Food 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
Village Hall, Mere Road, Waddington, LINCOLN, LN5 9NX · More nurseries in LN5
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Cliff Village Medical Practice, The Wheatsheaf PH and Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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 Lincolnshire there are about 2.9 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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The Ark at Waddington is a sessional pre-school at Village Hall, Mere Road, Waddington, LINCOLN, LN5 9NX, in Waddington, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Waddington All Saints Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.1 miles
- Waddington Redwood Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.4 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 at Waddington's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ark at Waddington Good at its inspection on 13 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ark at Waddington take?
The Ark at Waddington is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Ark at Waddington?
You can call 07891 807113 and visit www.thearkatwaddington.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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2660835 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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