What Ofsted grade does Golden Acorns have?

Golden Acorns was rated Good at its inspection on 12 October 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Golden Acorns take?

Ofsted registers Golden Acorns for 16 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Salisbury has 56.

How much does Golden Acorns cost?

Golden Acorns 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 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 how it offers them.

When was Golden Acorns last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Golden Acorns on 12 October 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Golden Acorns?

Nearby in SP3: Farley Steeple Langford Outdoor Nursery School, Dinton Pre-School.

Golden Acorns

Day nursery in Salisbury, SP3. Part of the Wiltshire council area.

Chilmark C Of E Primary School, The Street, Chilmark, Salisbury, SP3 5AR

16 places

2018 registered with Ofsted

40 of 43 in our Salisbury ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 12 October 2021

Ofsted grades for Golden Acorns, inspection of 12 October 2021
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

Golden Acorns 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 against Salisbury

	Golden Acorns	Salisbury average
Places	16	56
Ofsted outcome	Good	95% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Golden Acorns

What Ofsted grade does Golden Acorns have?: Golden Acorns was rated Good at its inspection on 12 October 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Golden Acorns take?: Ofsted registers Golden Acorns for 16 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Salisbury has 56.
How much does Golden Acorns cost?: Golden Acorns 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 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 how it offers them.
When was Golden Acorns last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Golden Acorns on 12 October 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Golden Acorns?: Nearby in SP3: Farley Steeple Langford Outdoor Nursery School, Dinton Pre-School.

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.