Full-day nursery in Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes
Ducklings Shenley Brook End
Grathwaite Pavillion, Grathwaite Crescent, Shenley Brook End, MK5 7AX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Grathwaite Pavillion, Grathwaite Crescent, Shenley Brook End, MK5 7AX · More nurseries in MK5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Garthwaite Crescent, Wildacre Road and Foxcovert Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shenley Wood Park7 min walk
- Oxley Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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 Milton Keynes there are about 3.2 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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Ducklings Shenley Brook End is a full-day nursery at Grathwaite Pavillion, Grathwaite Crescent, Shenley Brook End, MK5 7AX, in Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 14 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Ducklings Limited.
Run by Ducklings Limited (company), which runs 14 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducklings Shenley Brook EndThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Ducklings Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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| Mini Monsters Preschool LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Acorn Day Nursery ShenleyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Mini Monsters Preschool LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Ashbourne Day NurseriesFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Long Meadow School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Oxley Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.5 miles
- Glastonbury Thorn School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Emerson Valley School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Merebrook Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Howe Park School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 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 Ducklings Shenley Brook End's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ducklings Shenley Brook End Good at its inspection on 23 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ducklings Shenley Brook End take?
Ducklings Shenley Brook End is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Ducklings Shenley Brook End?
Ducklings Shenley Brook End is run by Ducklings Limited, which runs 14 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ducklings Shenley Brook End?
Milton Keynes Central is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ducklings Shenley Brook End?
You can call 07833 764919 and visit ducklingspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2538395 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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