Full-day nursery in St Nicholas, Hertfordshire
Pilgrims Way Pre-School
Leys Primary School, Ripon Road, Stevenage, SG1 4QZ · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Leys Primary School, Ripon Road, Stevenage, SG1 4QZ · More nurseries in SG1
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including The Leys School, Wellfield School and Durham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Nicholas Park2 min walk
- The Green7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Pilgrims Way Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Leys Primary School, Ripon Road, Stevenage, SG1 4QZ, in St Nicholas, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrims Way Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Clare's Little Bears - Forest Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Clare's Little Bears Day Care and Forest Pre School - HampsonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Leys Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Round Diamond Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Giles Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- The Giles Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Martins Wood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.6 miles
- Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Almond Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.0 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 Pilgrims Way Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pilgrims Way Pre-School Good at its inspection on 13 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pilgrims Way Pre-School take?
Pilgrims Way Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
How do I contact Pilgrims Way Pre-School?
You can call 01438 369519.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544338 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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