Sessional pre-school in Biggleswade East, Central Bedfordshire
Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services
St Andrew's Lower School, Bantock Way, Biggleswade, SG18 8UQ · 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 August 2015Reference EY493048Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 5 December 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
St Andrew's Lower School, Bantock Way, Biggleswade, SG18 8UQ · More nurseries in SG18
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Sullivan Court and Apollo Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Herschel Green2 min walk
- Linear Wood4 min walk
- Rutherford Way Play Park5 min walk
- Maunder Avenue Play Area5 min walk
- Fitness Park6 min walk
- Playground2 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.
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Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services is a sessional pre-school at St Andrew's Lower School, Bantock Way, Biggleswade, SG18 8UQ, in Biggleswade East, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services CIO.
Run by Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services CIO (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Pre-School & Extended ServicesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Busy Bees At BiggleswadeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Rainbow Pre-School & Extended ServicesFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Brambley Tots Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Potton WoodentopsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
| BEST Nursery and Extended Services (Langford)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ivel Valley School & College ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Lawnside Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Biggleswade Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
- Sutton CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.7 miles
- Edward Peake CofE VC School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Stratton School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.6 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 Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services Good at its inspection on 27 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services take?
Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
Who runs Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services?
Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services is run by Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services CIO, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services?
Biggleswade is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY493048 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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