Colleges Nursery School
Campkin Road, Cambridge, CB4 2LD
- 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
- 75
- URN
- 110597
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223712168
About this school
Colleges Nursery School is a nursery school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 75 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Colleges 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 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 28.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Hedges Nursery School0.4 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
-
Brunswick Nursery School1.4 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
-
Histon Early Years Centre1.7 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
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The Fields Nursery School1.9 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
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Homerton Early Years Centre3.3 miles
Nursery · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
- Brunswick 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 year groups does Colleges Nursery School teach?
- Colleges Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Colleges Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Colleges Nursery School is Mrs Ruth Holman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Colleges Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colleges 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 big is Colleges Nursery School?
- Colleges Nursery School has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Colleges Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Colleges Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Colleges Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Colleges Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Colleges Nursery School?
- Colleges 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 Colleges 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 Colleges 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 29 June 2026.