Full-day nursery in Highfields, Leicester
Little Companions Leicester
28 Saxby Street, LEICESTER, LE2 0NE · 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 May 2016Reference EY498117Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places96 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 May 2024Food 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
28 Saxby Street, LEICESTER, LE2 0NE · More nurseries in LE2
Stations
- Leicester7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Highfield Street, Lincoln Street and Saxby Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Prebend Gardens3 min walk
- Victoria Park7 min walk
- Museum Square Park9 min walk
- Spinney Hill Park10 min walk
- Garendon Street Park11 min walk
- Playground2 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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Little Companions Leicester is a full-day nursery at 28 Saxby Street, LEICESTER, LE2 0NE, in Highfields, Leicester. It is registered for 96 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Companions LeicesterThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Al-Islamia Institute for Education ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Medway Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Highfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Leicester Therapeutic School ages 5–11 0.3 miles
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Uplands Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Charnwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.6 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 Little Companions Leicester's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Companions Leicester Good at its inspection on 7 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Companions Leicester take?
Little Companions Leicester is registered with Ofsted for up to 96 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Companions Leicester?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Companions Leicester?
You can call 0116 319 3580 and visit www.little-companions.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY498117 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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