What Ofsted grade does Golden Acorns Nursery have?

Golden Acorns Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 20 March 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Golden Acorns Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Golden Acorns Nursery for 77 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Salisbury has 56.

How much does Golden Acorns Nursery cost?

Golden Acorns Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Golden Acorns Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Golden Acorns Nursery how it offers them.

When was Golden Acorns Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Golden Acorns Nursery on 20 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Golden Acorns Nursery?

Nearby in SP2: South Hills Nursery (Salisbury), South Hills Burcombe, Melrose Nursery.

Golden Acorns Nursery

Day nursery in Salisbury, SP2. Part of the Wiltshire council area.

Station House, Kingsway, Wilton, Salisbury, SP2 0AW

77 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

1 of 43 in our Salisbury ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in all 6 Inspected 20 March 2026

Ofsted report card for Golden Acorns Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Golden Acorns Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£145	£460
2 years old	£133	£422
3 to 4 years old	£122	£388

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Golden Acorns Nursery against Salisbury

	Golden Acorns Nursery	Salisbury average
Places	77	56
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in all 6	95% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Golden Acorns Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Golden Acorns Nursery have?: Golden Acorns Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 20 March 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Golden Acorns Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Golden Acorns Nursery for 77 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Salisbury has 56.
How much does Golden Acorns Nursery cost?: Golden Acorns Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Golden Acorns Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Golden Acorns Nursery how it offers them.
When was Golden Acorns Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Golden Acorns Nursery on 20 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Golden Acorns Nursery?: Nearby in SP2: South Hills Nursery (Salisbury), South Hills Burcombe, Melrose Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.