Full-day nursery in Ibstock, Leicestershire
Ibstock Nursery
Ibstock Community College, Central Avenue, IBSTOCK, LE67 6NE · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ibstock Community College, Central Avenue, IBSTOCK, LE67 6NE · More nurseries in LE67
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including West Walk, School and Maple Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leicester Road Play Park6 min walk
- Sence Valley Country Park10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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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Ibstock Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ibstock Community College, Central Avenue, IBSTOCK, LE67 6NE, in Ibstock, Leicestershire. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by LIFE MAT Services Ltd..
Run by LIFE MAT Services Ltd. (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ibstock Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.1 miles
- Heather Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.6 miles
- Ibstock School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 under 0.1 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 Ibstock Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ibstock Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ibstock Nursery take?
Ibstock Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
Who runs Ibstock Nursery?
Ibstock Nursery is run by LIFE MAT Services Ltd., which runs 3 nurseries.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2674402 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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