Full-day nursery in Whetstone, Barnet
Mace Montessori Nursery
Gloucester House, 150 Woodside Lane, LONDON, N12 8TP · 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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Nurseries in Barnet that publish fees charge £91–£111.38 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Gloucester House, 150 Woodside Lane, LONDON, N12 8TP · More nurseries in N12
Stations
- Woodside ParkNo step-free access12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Totteridge & Whetstone13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Derwent Crescent, Finchley Park and Swan Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Swan Lane Open Space2 min walk
- Whetstone Stray7 min walk
- Chiddingfold12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Barnet there are about 3.4 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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Mace Montessori Nursery is a full-day nursery at Gloucester House, 150 Woodside Lane, LONDON, N12 8TP, in Whetstone, Barnet. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mace Montessori NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Starlings NurserySessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:45–16:15 | 18 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Laurel Way PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:45–15:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Unity Montessori NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:45–15:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Whetstone Montessori NurserySessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 08:00–16:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Academy 4 KidsFull-day nursery | Good | £92 | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Ellie's Little KingdomFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:15–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Whetstone5
- All nurseries in Barnet130
- All nurseries in N1213
- Nurseries near Woodside Park station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.3 miles
- Alma Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Queenswell Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Queenswell Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Northside Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20 Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Woodridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 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 Mace Montessori Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mace Montessori Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mace Montessori Nursery take?
Mace Montessori Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
Who runs Mace Montessori Nursery?
Mace Montessori Nursery is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Mace Montessori Nursery?
Woodside Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY435239 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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