Full-day nursery in Festubert Place, Tower Hamlets
Pillar Box Gardens Nursery
49 Fairfield Road, Bow, London, E3 2QA · 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 November 2001Reference EY152556Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 October 2021Ofsted · 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 11 September 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
49 Fairfield Road, Bow, London, E3 2QA · More nurseries in E3
Stations
- Bow ChurchStep-free access2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Bow Road6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Devons RoadNo step-free access12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Bow Bus Garage, Bow Church Station and Bow Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grove Hall Park3 min walk
- Bow Estate Park7 min walk
- Archibald Open Space8 min walk
- Lefevre Park9 min walk
- St. Leonard's Priory Park9 min walk
- Playground3 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 Tower Hamlets 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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Pillar Box Gardens Nursery is a full-day nursery at 49 Fairfield Road, Bow, London, E3 2QA, in Festubert Place, Tower Hamlets. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Pillar Box Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Pillar Box Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Agnes RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Phoenix School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Childrens House Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Wellington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.3 miles
- Old Palace Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Malmesbury Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Oasis School 360 Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 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 Pillar Box Gardens Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pillar Box Gardens Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pillar Box Gardens Nursery take?
Pillar Box Gardens Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Pillar Box Gardens Nursery?
Pillar Box Gardens Nursery is run by Pillar Box Nurseries Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Pillar Box Gardens Nursery?
Bow Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pillar Box Gardens Nursery?
You can call 020 8983 7431.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 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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- 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.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY152556 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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