Sessional pre-school in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire
Bovingdon Pre-School
Memorial Hall, High Street, Bovingdon, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0HJ · 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 December 1992Reference 129330Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 June 2024Food 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
Memorial Hall, High Street, Bovingdon, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0HJ · More nurseries in HP3
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Memorial Hall, Hempstead Road and Old Dean.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bovingdon Green12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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.
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Bovingdon Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Memorial Hall, High Street, Bovingdon, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0HJ, in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bovingdon Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Westbrook Hay ages 3–16has a nursery class 1.3 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 Bovingdon Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bovingdon Pre-School Good at its inspection on 6 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bovingdon Pre-School take?
Bovingdon Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 129330 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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