Full-day nursery in Bestwood, Nottingham
The Willows Pre-School Nursery
Portland Court, Sherwood, Nottingham, NG5 6EX · 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 December 1993Reference EY257438Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 2026Food 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
Portland Court, Sherwood, Nottingham, NG5 6EX · More nurseries in NG5
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including City Hospital, Arnold Road and Archdale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Peggy's Park5 min walk
- Valley Road Park9 min walk
- Valley Road Park - The Jason Spencer Sports Ground10 min walk
- Valley Road Water Meadow10 min walk
- Mosswood Crescent Open Space12 min walk
- Playground6 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 Nottingham there are about 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 Willows Pre-School Nursery is a full-day nursery at Portland Court, Sherwood, Nottingham, NG5 6EX, in Bestwood, Nottingham. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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| The Willows Pre-School NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Burford Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Robin Hood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Seely Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Nottingham HOPE Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2021 0.6 miles
- Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Henry Whipple Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Southglade Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2022 0.7 miles
- Arnbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 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 Willows Pre-School Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Willows Pre-School Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Willows Pre-School Nursery take?
The Willows Pre-School Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Willows Pre-School Nursery?
Basford is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Willows Pre-School Nursery?
You can call 0115 967 6051 and visit www.poplarsdaynursery.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 EY257438 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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