Histon Early Years Centre
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 1–5 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Histon Early Years Centre is a nursery school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 1–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- New School Road, Histon, Histon Early Years, Cambridge, CB24 9LL
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 1–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 99 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 33
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 July 2022
Strengths
- “Children enjoy coming to school.”
- “They have positive relationships with the adults who care for them.”
- “Children are included, cared for and listened to.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, staff do not adapt the curriculum well enough to support children who have lower levels of language.”
- “However, staff do not always identify children who have gaps in their language development.”
- “As a result, some children do not benefit from consistently high-quality interactions.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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