Full-day nursery in Westcotes, Leicester
Allexton Day Nursery
West End SureStart Children's Centre, Catesby Street, Leicester, LE3 5PB · 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 January 2007Reference EY347961Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 30 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
West End SureStart Children's Centre, Catesby Street, Leicester, LE3 5PB · More nurseries in LE3
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Tyndale Street, Fosse Road and Narborough Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Paul's Pocket Park6 min walk
- Bede Park6 min walk
- The Rally Community Park7 min walk
- Fosse Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Castle Gardens9 min walk
- Playground3 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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Allexton Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at West End SureStart Children's Centre, Catesby Street, Leicester, LE3 5PB, in Westcotes, Leicester. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 18 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Shaftesbury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.2 miles
- Dovelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected September 2026 0.6 miles
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Imperial Avenue Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- The Children's Hospital School ages 2–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Inglehurst Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Fosse Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 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 Allexton Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Allexton Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Allexton Day Nursery take?
Allexton Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Allexton Day Nursery?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Allexton Day Nursery?
You can call 0116 504 0880 and visit www.allextondaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY347961 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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