Bestwood Village, Nottingham · NG6 8XE
Inspected by Ofsted on 12 June 2026 under the report card framework.
Curriculum and teaching and Achievement were not inspected here — a setting is only graded on the areas its registration covers, so this is not a gap in its practice.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Bestwood Village, Nottingham · NG6 8XE. Location from the Ofsted register.
The Lime Trees at Hawthorne in Bestwood Village, Nottingham was last inspected on 12 June 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 4 areas: behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Ofsted did not grade curriculum and teaching or achievement at this setting. A provider is only graded on the areas its registration covers — an out-of-school club, for example, is not inspected on delivering the early years curriculum. It is not a gap in the setting's practice.
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.
The Lime Trees at Hawthorne is registered for children aged 3 to 11.
The Lime Trees at Hawthorne is registered for up to 24 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
The Lime Trees at Hawthorne has been registered with Ofsted since 18 July 2024. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2800765.