Full-day nursery in Wellington, Telford and Wrekin
Tortoise Nursery
7 Wrekin Professional Centre, Holyhead Road, Wellington, TELFORD, TF1 2EH · 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 2000Reference 208279Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 10 March 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
7 Wrekin Professional Centre, Holyhead Road, Wellington, TELFORD, TF1 2EH · More nurseries in TF1
Stations
- Wellington (Shropshire)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Ercall Lane, The Wickets and Herbert Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bowring Park3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 Telford and Wrekin there are about 3.1 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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Tortoise Nursery is a full-day nursery at 7 Wrekin Professional Centre, Holyhead Road, Wellington, TELFORD, TF1 2EH, in Wellington, Telford and Wrekin. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tortoise NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Dothill Pre-School and ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Short Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Wrekin College ages 4–19 0.8 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Wrekin View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Dothill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- Millbrook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.3 miles
- The Bridge School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 1.5 miles
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11 1.6 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 Tortoise Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tortoise Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 17 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tortoise Nursery take?
Tortoise Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tortoise Nursery?
Wellington (Shropshire) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tortoise Nursery?
You can call 01952 254040 and visit www.tortoisenursery.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 208279 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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