Full-day nursery in South Wigston, Leicestershire
South Leicestershire College Nursery
Bobbin Factory, Canal Street, Wigston, LE18 4PL · 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 2010Reference EY410558Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 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
Bobbin Factory, Canal Street, Wigston, LE18 4PL · More nurseries in LE18
Stations
- South Wigston8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Bassett Street, Irlam Street and Timber Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blaby Road Park2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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.
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South Leicestershire College Nursery is a full-day nursery at Bobbin Factory, Canal Street, Wigston, LE18 4PL, in South Wigston, Leicestershire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Parkland Primary School South Wigston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- Wigston Birkett House Community Special School ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 miles
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Little Hill Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Rolleston Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- Wigston Menphys Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School All-throughages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is South Leicestershire College Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated South Leicestershire College Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can South Leicestershire College Nursery take?
South Leicestershire College Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to South Leicestershire College Nursery?
South Wigston is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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 EY410558 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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