Full-day nursery in Leedon, Central Bedfordshire
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard
Community Hall, Hornbeam Close, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FE · 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 August 2018Reference EY561636Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 26 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places47 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Community Hall, Hornbeam Close, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FE · More nurseries in LU7
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Hornbeam Close, Vandyke Cemetery and Greenlands.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clipstone Brook Park9 min walk
- Lyra Garden Green11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Appenine Way Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Central Bedfordshire there are about 4.1 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.
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Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard is a full-day nursery at Community Hall, Hornbeam Close, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FE, in Leedon, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 38 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Rushmere Park Academy Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.3 miles
- Beaudesert Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Clipstone Brook Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Leedon Lower School Primaryages 2–9Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 miles
- Dovery Academy Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Heathwood Lower School Primaryages 2–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard Good at its inspection on 26 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard take?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 38 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard?
Leighton Buzzard is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard?
You can call 0800 299 0044 and visit ashbournedaynurseries.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
- 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 EY561636 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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