Full-day nursery in Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire
The Lime Trees
Cropwell Bishop Primary School, Stockwell Lane, Nottingham, NG12 3BX · 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 September 2013Reference EY466031Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 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
Cropwell Bishop Primary School, Stockwell Lane, Nottingham, NG12 3BX · More nurseries in NG12
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Surgery, Stackyard Close and The Maltings.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 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 Nottinghamshire there are about 3.2 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 Lime Trees is a full-day nursery at Cropwell Bishop Primary School, Stockwell Lane, Nottingham, NG12 3BX, in Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The Lime Trees Group CIC.
Run by The Lime Trees Group CIC (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cropwell Bishop Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 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 Lime Trees's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Lime Trees Outstanding at its inspection on 1 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Lime Trees take?
The Lime Trees is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs The Lime Trees?
The Lime Trees is run by The Lime Trees Group CIC, which runs 7 nurseries.
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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 EY466031 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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