Full-day nursery in Clapham, Bedford
Puddleduck Nursery School
Puddleduck Nursery School, Woodlands Park, Bedford Road, Clapham, MK41 6EJ · 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 March 2007Reference EY346123Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 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
Puddleduck Nursery School, Woodlands Park, Bedford Road, Clapham, MK41 6EJ · More nurseries in MK41
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Ursula Taylor School and Church View.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 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 Bedford there are about 3.6 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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Puddleduck Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Puddleduck Nursery School, Woodlands Park, Bedford Road, Clapham, MK41 6EJ, in Clapham, Bedford. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Rosedale Nursery Ltd.
Run by Rosedale Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Puddleduck Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ursula Taylor Church of England School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Bedford Greenacre Independent School ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Scott Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Great Ouse Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Livingstone Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School ages 0–7has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- Polam School ages 1–9has a nursery class 1.3 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 Puddleduck Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddleduck Nursery School Good at its inspection on 8 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddleduck Nursery School take?
Puddleduck Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
Who runs Puddleduck Nursery School?
Puddleduck Nursery School is run by Rosedale Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Puddleduck Nursery School?
Bedford is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Puddleduck Nursery School?
You can call 01234 330957 and visit www.puddle-duck.com.
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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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY346123 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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