Full-day nursery in Highfields, Leicester
Al-Islamia Pre-School
Islamic School, 5-7 Evington Street, LEICESTER, LE2 0SA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Islamic School, 5-7 Evington Street, LEICESTER, LE2 0SA · More nurseries in LE2
Stations
- Leicester9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Highfield Street, Melbourne Road and St Peters Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Prebend Gardens6 min walk
- Spinney Hill Park7 min walk
- Victoria Park9 min walk
- Garendon Street Park9 min walk
- Nature Garden10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Leicester there are about 4.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Al-Islamia Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Islamic School, 5-7 Evington Street, LEICESTER, LE2 0SA, in Highfields, Leicester. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Al-Islamia Institute for Education ages 2–11has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.1 miles
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Uplands Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.1 miles
- Highfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Medway Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Leicester Therapeutic School ages 5–11 0.4 miles
- Charnwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Al-Islamia Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Al-Islamia Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Al-Islamia Pre-School take?
Al-Islamia Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Al-Islamia Pre-School?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY373416 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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