Full-day nursery in Bury Park, Luton
Clarence House Luton
42 Lansdowne Road, Luton, LU3 1EE · 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 May 2023Reference 2736520Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 July 2026Food 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
42 Lansdowne Road, Luton, LU3 1EE · More nurseries in LU3
Stations
- Luton16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Lansdowne Road, Dorrington Close and Cromwell Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wardown Park4 min walk
- 1919 Drinking Fountain roundabout.5 min walk
- Pope's Meadow6 min walk
- People's Park6 min walk
- The Moor7 min walk
- Playground7 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 Luton there are about 4.5 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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Clarence House Luton is a full-day nursery at 42 Lansdowne Road, Luton, LU3 1EE, in Bury Park, Luton. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 17 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 16 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
- River Bank Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Mehria Primary School ages 5–11 0.4 miles
- Richmond Hill School ages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Dallow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Denbigh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St Matthew's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Maidenhall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 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 is Clarence House Luton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clarence House Luton Good at its inspection on 10 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clarence House Luton take?
Clarence House Luton is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs Clarence House Luton?
Clarence House Luton is run by Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 16 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Clarence House Luton?
Luton is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Clarence House Luton?
You can call 01582 727144 and visit www.chdn.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2736520 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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