Full-day nursery in Marsh Farm, Luton
Marsh Bears Nursery
Marsh Farm Futures, Futures House, Luton, LU3 3QB · 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 March 2016Reference EY496935Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 November 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
Marsh Farm Futures, Futures House, Luton, LU3 3QB · More nurseries in LU3
Stations
- Leagrave23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Purway Close, Lea Manor High School and Morris Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leagrave Common11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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 Luton there are about 4.5 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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Marsh Bears Nursery is a full-day nursery at Marsh Farm Futures, Futures House, Luton, LU3 3QB, in Marsh Farm, Luton. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 26 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whitefield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Waulud Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Parklea Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- The Meads Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Bramingham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Grasmere Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- The Gill Blowers Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Pirton Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 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 Marsh Bears Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Marsh Bears Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Marsh Bears Nursery take?
Marsh Bears Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Marsh Bears Nursery?
Leagrave is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Marsh Bears Nursery?
You can call 07468 800786 and visit www.brightbears.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 EY496935 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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