Full-day nursery in Bushey North, Hertfordshire
North Bushey Pre-school
Highwood Primary School, Bushey Mill Lane, Bushey, WD23 2AW · 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 July 2012Reference EY443089Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 November 2025Food 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
Highwood Primary School, Bushey Mill Lane, Bushey, WD23 2AW · More nurseries in WD23
Stations
- Watford Junction22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Watford North22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Scottswood Road, Highwood Avenue and Bushey Hall Farm.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fishers Field Nature Reserve12 min walk
- North Bushey Children's Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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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North Bushey Pre-school is a full-day nursery at Highwood Primary School, Bushey Mill Lane, Bushey, WD23 2AW, in Bushey North, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 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
- Highwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Knutsford Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School ages 4–11 0.7 miles
- Longwood School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Parkgate Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- Central Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 miles
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 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 North Bushey Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated North Bushey Pre-school Good at its inspection on 31 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can North Bushey Pre-school take?
North Bushey Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to North Bushey Pre-school?
Watford Junction is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact North Bushey Pre-school?
You can call 07467 101326 and visit www.northbusheypreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY443089 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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