SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex · CB10 1BQ
Inspected by Ofsted on 29 January 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex · CB10 1BQ. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Olivers Lodge - Saffron Walden in SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex was last inspected on 29 January 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Olivers Lodge - Saffron Walden is registered for children aged 1 to 10.
Olivers Lodge - Saffron Walden is registered for up to 30 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Olivers Lodge - Saffron Walden has been registered with Ofsted since 16 July 2009. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY396540.