SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex · URN EY396540
According to Ofsted's inspection on 29 January 2026, Olivers Lodge - Saffron Walden in SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex was graded on 6 areas of its report card: 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. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Report card — six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Earlier inspections
SAFFRON WALDEN, Essex · CB10 1BQ. Location from the Ofsted register.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
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.
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