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Colleges Nursery School
Nursery · Mixed · Ages 2–5 · Council nursery school
Campkin Road, Cambridge CB4 2LD · colleges.cambs.sch.uk · 01223 712168
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Pupils
- 75
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 0%
- First language not English
- 34.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Colleges Nursery School on 14 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 15
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼73% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲100% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%
based on the 47% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 50%
based on the 13% who had a child bullied