Sessional pre-school in Linslade, Central Bedfordshire
Mentmore Under Fives
The Pavillion, Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NZ · 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
The Pavillion, Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NZ · More nurseries in LU7
Stations
- Leighton Buzzard7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Mentmore Recreation Park, Victoria Road and Ashburnham Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Linslade Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Parsons Close Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Children's Play Area 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 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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Mentmore Under Fives is a sessional pre-school at The Pavillion, Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NZ, in Linslade, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Linslade Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 miles
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Southcott Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Greenleas School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Clipstone Brook Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- The Rushmere Park Academy Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- Leedon Lower School Primaryages 2–9Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 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 Mentmore Under Fives's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mentmore Under Fives Good at its inspection on 4 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mentmore Under Fives take?
Mentmore Under Fives is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mentmore Under Fives?
Leighton Buzzard is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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.
- 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 219149 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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