Sessional pre-school in Houghton Park, Central Bedfordshire
Priory Parkside Pre-school
Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PY · 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 February 2013Reference EY460706Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 March 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
Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PY · More nurseries in LU5
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Houstone School, Dolphin Drive and Parkside Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Houghton Park5 min walk
- Linmere Green10 min walk
- Linmere Park10 min walk
- Playground4 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 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.
What parents say
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Priory Parkside Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PY, in Houghton Park, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Parkside Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Chiltern School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.1 miles
- Lime Tree Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Thornhill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Tithe Farm Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Southfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Chalton Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 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 Priory Parkside Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Priory Parkside Pre-school Good at its inspection on 16 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Priory Parkside Pre-school take?
Priory Parkside Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact Priory Parkside Pre-school?
You can call 07972 702753 and visit priorypreschool.wixsite.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY460706 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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