Full-day nursery in Leicester
The City Nursery Ltd
18 Northampton Square, Leicester, LE1 1PA · 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 August 1980Reference 226965Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places160 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
18 Northampton Square, Leicester, LE1 1PA · More nurseries in LE1
Stations
- Leicester4 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
21 bus stops within 400 m, including Charles Street, Rutland Street and Leicester Mercury.
Parks and playgrounds
- Town Hall Square5 min walk
- Museum Square Park6 min walk
- Prebend Gardens7 min walk
- Nelson Mandela Park11 min walk
- Staff Secret Garden12 min walk
- Playground10 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.
What parents say
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The City Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 18 Northampton Square, Leicester, LE1 1PA, in Leicester. It is registered for 160 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Leicester Therapeutic School ages 5–11 0.4 miles
- The Children's Hospital School ages 2–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Al-Islamia Institute for Education ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 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 0.5 miles
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Uplands Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 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 0.6 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 The City Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The City Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 28 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The City Nursery Ltd take?
The City Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 160 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The City Nursery Ltd?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The City Nursery Ltd?
You can call 0116 247 0166 and visit www.thecitynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 226965 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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