Full-day nursery in Rushey Mead, Leicester
Sandfield Pre-School
Sandfield Close Primary School, Sandfield Close, Leicester, LE4 7RE · 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 September 2019Reference 2546902Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 July 2022Ofsted · 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 28 March 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
Sandfield Close Primary School, Sandfield Close, Leicester, LE4 7RE · More nurseries in LE4
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Silverstone Drive, St Theodores Church and Jacklin Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jesse Jackson Park3 min walk
- Appleton Park9 min walk
- Watermead Country Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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 Leicester there are about 4.4 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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Sandfield Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Sandfield Close Primary School, Sandfield Close, Leicester, LE4 7RE, in Rushey Mead, Leicester. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Friends Pre-School Limited.
Run by Friends Pre-School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandfield Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sandfield Close Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Herrick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Church Hill Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Church Hill Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Wyvern Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Rushey Mead Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Eastfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 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 Sandfield Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sandfield Pre-School Good at its inspection on 4 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sandfield Pre-School take?
Sandfield Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Sandfield Pre-School?
Sandfield Pre-School is run by Friends Pre-School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Sandfield Pre-School?
Leicester North (Great Central Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sandfield Pre-School?
You can call 07916 700961.
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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 2546902 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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