Full-day nursery in Clapham, Bedford
Clapham Pre-School
King George VI Playing Field, High Street, Clapham, BEDFORD, MK41 6BP · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
King George VI Playing Field, High Street, Clapham, BEDFORD, MK41 6BP · More nurseries in MK41
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Highbury Grove, The Slade and Mount Pleasant.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground10 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.
What parents say
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Clapham Pre-School is a full-day nursery at King George VI Playing Field, High Street, Clapham, BEDFORD, MK41 6BP, in Clapham, Bedford. It is registered for 59 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ursula Taylor Church of England School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Bedford Greenacre Independent School ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Oakley Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.2 miles
- Great Ouse Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 miles
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.2 miles
- Scott Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- Livingstone Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.5 miles
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.6 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 Clapham Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clapham Pre-School Good at its inspection on 16 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clapham Pre-School take?
Clapham Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 59 children at any one time.
How do I contact Clapham Pre-School?
You can call 01234 341142 and visit claphampreschool.co.uk.
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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
- 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 219204 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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