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Cherry Trees Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Bedford • Bedfordshire • MK42 9LS
Outstanding
Top 10 Nursery schools in Bedfordshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2017)
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This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the county of Bedfordshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total nursery schools
10
Outstanding
2
Good
8
Median inspection year
2017
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 20% · G: 80% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Peter Pan Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Bedford • Bedfordshire • MK42 9DR
Outstanding
3
Willow Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Dunstable • Bedfordshire • LU5 4QU
Good
4
Westfield Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Dunstable • Bedfordshire • LU6 1DL
Good
5
Grasmere Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Luton • Bedfordshire • LU3 2BT
Good
6
The Gill Blowers Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Luton • Bedfordshire • LU4 9JL
Good
7
Rothesay Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Luton • Bedfordshire • LU1 1RB
Good
8
Hart Hill Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Luton • Bedfordshire • LU2 0JS
Good
9
Pastures Way Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Luton • Bedfordshire • LU4 0PE
Good
10
Chapel Street Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Luton • Bedfordshire • LU1 5EA
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 nursery schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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