What Ofsted grade does Sawston Nursery have?

Sawston Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 3 January 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Sawston Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Sawston Nursery for 68 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cambridge has 67.

How much does Sawston Nursery cost?

Sawston Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Sawston 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 Sawston Nursery how it offers them.

When was Sawston Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Sawston Nursery on 3 January 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Sawston Nursery?

Nearby in CB22: Babraham Nursery, Kindred Hauxton, Shelford Day Nursery.

Sawston Nursery

Day nursery in Cambridge, CB22. Part of the Cambridgeshire council area.

Tannery Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3UW

68 places

2000 registered with Ofsted

6 of 66 in our Cambridge ranking

£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 3 January 2024

Ofsted grades for Sawston Nursery, inspection of 3 January 2024
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Sawston Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, 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	£155	£489
2 years old	£141	£446
3 to 4 years old	£135	£428

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

Sawston Nursery against Cambridge

	Sawston Nursery	Cambridge average
Places	68	67
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	89% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Sawston Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Sawston Nursery have?: Sawston Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 3 January 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Sawston Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Sawston Nursery for 68 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cambridge has 67.
How much does Sawston Nursery cost?: Sawston Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Sawston 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 Sawston Nursery how it offers them.
When was Sawston Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Sawston Nursery on 3 January 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Sawston Nursery?: Nearby in CB22: Babraham Nursery, Kindred Hauxton, Shelford Day 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.