Full-day nursery in Bedford
Aristotots Nursery School
57 Goldington Road, Bedford, MK40 3LH · 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
57 Goldington Road, Bedford, MK40 3LH · More nurseries in MK40
Stations
- Bedford St Johns19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Bedford21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Bedford Bowls Club, Bedford Hospital North Wing and Merton Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Russell Park9 min walk
- St Mary's Gardens11 min walk
- Bedford Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Bedford there are about 3.6 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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Aristotots Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 57 Goldington Road, Bedford, MK40 3LH, in Bedford. It is registered for 76 children. 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 4.1 from 13 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Aristo-Tots Private Nursery School Limited.
Run by Aristo-Tots Private Nursery School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Aristotots Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castle Newnham School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Priory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Polam School ages 1–9has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School ages 0–7has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Livingstone Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Hazeldene School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 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 Aristotots Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Aristotots Nursery School Good at its inspection on 10 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Aristotots Nursery School take?
Aristotots Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
Who runs Aristotots Nursery School?
Aristotots Nursery School is run by Aristo-Tots Private Nursery School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Aristotots Nursery School?
Bedford St Johns is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Aristotots Nursery School?
You can call 01234 360500 and visit www.aristotots.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 219230 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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