Sessional pre-school in West End, Central Bedfordshire
Silsoe Pre-School
Silsoe Church Of England, V C Lower School, Chestnut Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4GP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2016Reference EY536936Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 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
Silsoe Church Of England, V C Lower School, Chestnut Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4GP · More nurseries in MK45
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Co-op and Obelisk Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Silsoe Nature Reserve & Park3 min walk
- Playground3 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 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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Silsoe Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Silsoe Church Of England, V C Lower School, Chestnut Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4GP, in West End, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Silsoe Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Silsoe CofE VC Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Greenfield CofE VC Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.5 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 Silsoe Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Silsoe Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 26 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Silsoe Pre-School take?
Silsoe Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
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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 EY536936 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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