Full-day nursery in St Albans, Hertfordshire
Brock House Nursery School
6 Lemsford Road, St. Albans, AL1 3PB · 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 July 2002Reference EY234600Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
6 Lemsford Road, St. Albans, AL1 3PB · More nurseries in AL1
Stations
- St Albans City5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- St Albans Abbey21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Hatfield Road, Manor Road and SS Alban & Stephen Catholic Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clarence Park2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground11 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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Brock House Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 6 Lemsford Road, St. Albans, AL1 3PB, in St Albans, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Maple Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Alban City School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- St Albans High School for Girls ages 4–18 0.3 miles
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- St Peter's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Fleetville Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 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 Brock House Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brock House Nursery School Good at its inspection on 23 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brock House Nursery School take?
Brock House Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Brock House Nursery School?
St Albans City is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY234600 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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