Full-day nursery in Upper Gravenhurst, Central Bedfordshire
Gravenhurst and Villages Pre-School
Orchard Close, Gravenhurst, BEDFORD, MK45 4JF · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Orchard Close, Gravenhurst, BEDFORD, MK45 4JF · More nurseries in MK45
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Lower School, St Giles' Church and Methodist Chapel.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
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Gravenhurst and Villages Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Orchard Close, Gravenhurst, BEDFORD, MK45 4JF, in Upper Gravenhurst, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gravenhurst Academy Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Shillington Lower School Primaryages 2–9Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 miles
- Meppershall Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.5 miles
- Campton Academy Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.7 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 Gravenhurst and Villages Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gravenhurst and Villages Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 3 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Gravenhurst and Villages Pre-School take?
Gravenhurst and Villages Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
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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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY396049 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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