Full-day nursery in Tickford End, Milton Keynes
River Meadow Pre-School
Thames Drive, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9DS · 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 October 2005Reference EY314549Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 September 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 24 February 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
Thames Drive, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9DS · More nurseries in MK16
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Chicheley Street, Tickford End Works and The Canons.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riverside Meadow2 min walk
- Castle Meadow8 min walk
- Ousebank Gardens9 min walk
- Glenwoods12 min walk
- Playground4 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 Milton Keynes there are about 3.2 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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River Meadow Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Thames Drive, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9DS, in Tickford End, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 (November 2026).
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| River Meadow 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
- Tickford Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2021 under 0.1 miles
- Cedars Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Green Park School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Portfields Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected April 2023 1.3 miles
- Giffard Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.4 miles
- Willen Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.5 miles
- E-Act Ousedale School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.8 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 River Meadow Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated River Meadow Pre-School Good at its inspection on 11 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can River Meadow Pre-School take?
River Meadow Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact River Meadow Pre-School?
You can call 01908 615200 and visit www.rivermeadowpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY314549 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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