Sessional pre-school in Whetstone, Leicestershire
Springwell Pre School
Whetstone Baptist Church, Springwell, Dog and Gun Lane, Whetstone, LE8 6LJ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Whetstone Baptist Church, Springwell, Dog and Gun Lane, Whetstone, LE8 6LJ · More nurseries in LE8
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Otter Way, Bruce Way and Springwell Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Oliver Park6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Springwell Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Whetstone Baptist Church, Springwell, Dog and Gun Lane, Whetstone, LE8 6LJ, in Whetstone, Leicestershire. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.1 miles
- Cosby Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Brooke House Day School ages 5–16 1.2 miles
- Foxfields Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.2 miles
- Greystoke Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.3 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 Springwell Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Springwell Pre School Good at its inspection on 6 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Springwell Pre School take?
Springwell Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Springwell Pre School?
Narborough is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2671542 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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