Sessional pre-school in Church End, Central Bedfordshire
Barton-le-Clay Pre-School
Manor Road, Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4NS · 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 February 2010Reference EY406810Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 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
Manor Road, Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4NS · More nurseries in MK45
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Rectory Farm.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 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 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.
What parents say
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Barton-le-Clay Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Manor Road, Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4NS, in Church End, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 42 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 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Barton-le-Clay Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ramsey Manor Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Orchard School & Nursery ages 0–9has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Arnold Academy Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 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 Barton-le-Clay Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barton-le-Clay Pre-School Good at its inspection on 17 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barton-le-Clay Pre-School take?
Barton-le-Clay Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
How do I contact Barton-le-Clay Pre-School?
You can call 01582 883238 and visit www.bartonkidsclub.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY406810 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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