Sessional pre-school in Downside, Central Bedfordshire
Downside Pre-School
Downside Pre-School, Oakwood Avenue, Dunstable, LU5 4AS · 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 September 2021Reference 2652352Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 April 2025Food 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
Downside Pre-School, Oakwood Avenue, Dunstable, LU5 4AS · More nurseries in LU5
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Downside Primary School, Oakwood Avenue and Mayfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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 Central Bedfordshire there are about 4.1 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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Downside Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Downside Pre-School, Oakwood Avenue, Dunstable, LU5 4AS, in Downside, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St. Augustine's Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Priory Academy All-throughages 9–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Ardley Hill Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Watling Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Stannard School ages 5–18 0.8 miles
- Hadrian Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- St Christophers Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.9 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 Downside Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Downside Pre-School Good at its inspection on 19 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Downside Pre-School take?
Downside Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
How do I contact Downside Pre-School?
You can call 01582 660833 and visit downsidepreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2652352 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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