Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LZ
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Holman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Cambridge Nursery Federation
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 110596
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223508790
About this school
Brunswick Nursery School is a nursery school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brunswick Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Brunswick Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 30.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Fields Nursery School1.0 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
-
Colleges Nursery School1.4 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
-
King's Hedges Nursery School1.8 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
-
Homerton Early Years Centre1.9 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
-
Histon Early Years Centre3.1 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
- Colleges Nursery School Nursery
- Histon Early Years Centre Nursery
- Homerton Early Years Centre Nursery
- King's Hedges Nursery School Nursery
- The Fields Nursery School Nursery
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brunswick Nursery School teach?
- Brunswick Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Brunswick Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Brunswick Nursery School is Mrs Ruth Holman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brunswick Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brunswick Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brunswick Nursery School?
- Brunswick Nursery School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Brunswick Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Brunswick Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brunswick Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brunswick Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Brunswick Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Brunswick Nursery School is part of the Cambridge Nursery Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Brunswick Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Brunswick Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.