Sessional pre-school in Westcotes, Leicester
Gingerbread Mews
220 Fosse Road South, Leicester, LE3 0FU · 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 April 2019Reference 2529348Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 October 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
220 Fosse Road South, Leicester, LE3 0FU · More nurseries in LE3
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashleigh Road, Beaconsfield Road and Stuart Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Westcotes Gardens2 min walk
- Westcotes Park4 min walk
- Bede Park10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 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 Leicester there are about 4.4 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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Gingerbread Mews is a sessional pre-school at 220 Fosse Road South, Leicester, LE3 0FU, in Westcotes, Leicester. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Gingerbread Cottage Playgroup Limited.
Run by Gingerbread Cottage Playgroup Limited (company), which runs 3 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
- Imperial Avenue Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Shaftesbury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Fields Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Folville Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Dovelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected September 2026 0.7 miles
- Hazel Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.8 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 Gingerbread Mews's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gingerbread Mews Good at its inspection on 5 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Gingerbread Mews take?
Gingerbread Mews is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs Gingerbread Mews?
Gingerbread Mews is run by Gingerbread Cottage Playgroup Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Gingerbread Mews?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Gingerbread Mews?
You can call 0116 229 9006 and visit www.gingerbreadnursery.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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2529348 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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