Full-day nursery in Leagrave, Luton
Downside Pre-School
Chaul End Lane, Luton, LU4 8EZ · 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 November 2003Reference EY271008Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 October 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
Chaul End Lane, Luton, LU4 8EZ · More nurseries in LU4
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Hatters Way Retail Park, Oakley Road and Chaul End Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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 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.
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Downside Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Chaul End Lane, Luton, LU4 8EZ, in Leagrave, Luton. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downside Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Chaul End Children's NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Kiddies KingdomFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Kiddies KingdomFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Bright Stars Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Treetop Nursery LimitedSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Teeny Days NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Downside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Foxdell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Maidenhall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Beechwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Norton Road Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- King's House Moorlands ages 5–16 0.9 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.9 miles
- Denbigh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 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 Downside Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Downside Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 10 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
What is the nearest station to Downside Pre-School?
Leagrave 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY271008 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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