Ofsted report card

Pear Tree Nursery

Longtown, Carlisle · CA6 5UG

Inspected by Ofsted on 19 September 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY344683
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
15 January 2007
Local authority
Cumberland

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Longtown, Carlisle · CA6 5UG. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 27 February 2018 inspection Good
  2. 15 September 2014 inspection Good
  3. 11 November 2013 inspection Requires Improvement
  4. 4 February 2013 inspection Good
  5. 14 October 2009 inspection Requires Improvement
  6. 9 February 2009 inspection Inadequate
  7. 25 May 2007 inspection Requires Improvement

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Pear Tree Nursery in Longtown, Carlisle was last inspected on 19 September 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Pear Tree Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 15 January 2007. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY344683.

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