Sessional pre-school in Bedford
Christ Church Pre School
Christ Church Hall, Dudley Street, Bedford, MK40 3SY · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Christ Church Hall, Dudley Street, Bedford, MK40 3SY · More nurseries in MK40
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Fox and Hounds, Dawlish Drive and Dudley Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Russell Park7 min walk
- Hatfield Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Bedford there are about 3.6 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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Christ Church Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Christ Church Hall, Dudley Street, Bedford, MK40 3SY, in Bedford. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Christ Church Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castle Newnham School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.1 miles
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Hazeldene School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- The Hills Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School ages 0–7has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Goldington Green Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Priory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Polam School ages 1–9has a nursery class 1.1 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 Christ Church Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Christ Church Pre School Good at its inspection on 25 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Christ Church Pre School take?
Christ Church Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Christ Church Pre School?
Bedford St Johns is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 219241 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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