Full-day nursery in Bentley Heath & The Royds, Hertfordshire
Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery
Norfolk Lodge, Dancers Hill Road, Barnet, EN5 4RP · 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 2016Reference EY496169Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places148 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Norfolk Lodge, Dancers Hill Road, Barnet, EN5 4RP · More nurseries in EN5
Nearest stations and parks
- Potters Bar33 min walk · 1.3 miles
- Hadley Wood37 min walk · 1.5 miles
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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Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Norfolk Lodge, Dancers Hill Road, Barnet, EN5 4RP, in Bentley Heath & The Royds, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 148 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Monken Hadley CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 1.3 miles
- The Wroxham School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 miles
- Cranborne Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.4 miles
- Christ Church Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.5 miles
- St Giles' CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.5 miles
- Hadley Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.6 miles
- Foulds School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 1.6 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 are Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery's opening hours?
Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery take?
Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 148 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery?
Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery?
Potters Bar is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery?
You can call 020 3912 6015 and visit www.brighthorizons.co.uk.
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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.
- 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 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY496169 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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