Sessional pre-school in Redmoor, Milton Keynes
Buttons@abbeys
Abbeys Primary School, Melrose Avenue, Milton Keynes, MK3 6PS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 EY498050Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 November 2019Food 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
Abbeys Primary School, Melrose Avenue, Milton Keynes, MK3 6PS · More nurseries in MK3
Stations
- Bletchley12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Challenge House, Turing Gate and Home Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Flowers Park4 min walk
- Church Green Park12 min walk
- West Bletchley Sensory Gardens12 min walk
- Flowers Park Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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 Milton Keynes there are about 3.2 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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Buttons@abbeys is a sessional pre-school at Abbeys Primary School, Melrose Avenue, Milton Keynes, MK3 6PS, in Redmoor, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 (November 2026). It is run by Buttons Preschools Limited.
Run by Buttons Preschools Limited (company), which runs 14 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
- Abbeys Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- White Spire School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Rickley Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Cold Harbour Church of England School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Knowles Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Knowles Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Holne Chase Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 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 Buttons@abbeys's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Buttons@abbeys Outstanding at its inspection on 14 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Buttons@abbeys take?
Buttons@abbeys is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Buttons@abbeys?
Buttons@abbeys is run by Buttons Preschools Limited, which runs 14 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Buttons@abbeys?
Bletchley is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY498050 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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