Full-day nursery in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
The Lime Trees
The Lime Trees, Sutton Middle Lane, Nottingham, NG17 8FX · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Lime Trees, Sutton Middle Lane, Nottingham, NG17 8FX · More nurseries in NG17
Stations
- Kirkby in Ashfield14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Sutton Parkway22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Pine Close, Banks Avenue and Almond Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Park7 min walk
- Playground8 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 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.
What parents say
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The Lime Trees is a full-day nursery at The Lime Trees, Sutton Middle Lane, Nottingham, NG17 8FX, in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Greenwood Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- The West Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Orchard Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Morven Park Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Bracken Hill School ages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2021 1.1 miles
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 miles
- Kingsway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.2 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 6 January 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 20 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.
What is the nearest station to The Lime Trees?
Kirkby in Ashfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Lime Trees?
You can call 0115 931 3562 and visit www.thelimetrees.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY494067 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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