Sessional pre-school in St Stephens, Hertfordshire
Albany Montessori School
Sea Cadet Hall, Westminster Lodge, Holywell Hill, ST. ALBANS, AL1 2DJ · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2015Reference EY490518Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–17:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sea Cadet Hall, Westminster Lodge, Holywell Hill, ST. ALBANS, AL1 2DJ · More nurseries in AL1
Stations
- St Albans Abbey5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- St Albans City22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including St Albans Abbey Railway Station and Griffiths Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Former Abbey View Golf Course1 min walk
- Verulamium Park1 min walk
- St Stephen's Park8 min walk
- Marsh12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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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Albany Montessori School is a sessional pre-school at Sea Cadet Hall, Westminster Lodge, Holywell Hill, ST. ALBANS, AL1 2DJ, in St Stephens, Hertfordshire. It opens 07:30–17:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 22 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Montessori SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–17:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Columba's College ages 4–19 0.2 miles
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Prae Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- St Peter's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Mandeville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Muriel Green Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 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 are Albany Montessori School's opening hours?
Albany Montessori School opens 07:30–17:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Albany Montessori School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Albany Montessori School Good at its inspection on 8 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
What is the nearest station to Albany Montessori School?
St Albans Abbey is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Albany Montessori School?
You can call 01727 298005 and visit www.albany-montessori.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490518 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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