Full-day nursery in Cherry Orchard, Shropshire
The Column Nursery
The Column Nursery, Bell Lane, Shrewsbury, SY2 5HJ · 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 May 2021Reference 2630874Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 August 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
The Column Nursery, Bell Lane, Shrewsbury, SY2 5HJ · More nurseries in SY2
Stations
- Shrewsbury19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Baptist Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Pleasure12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Shropshire there are about 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.
What parents say
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The Column Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Column Nursery, Bell Lane, Shrewsbury, SY2 5HJ, in Cherry Orchard, Shropshire. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Crowmoor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- St Giles CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Prestfelde School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Belvidere Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Severndale Specialist Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Wilfred Owen Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- The Martin Wilson School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2023 0.8 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 Column Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Column Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Column Nursery take?
The Column Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Column Nursery?
Shrewsbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Column Nursery?
You can call 01743 354779.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2630874 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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