Full-day nursery in Letchworth, Hertfordshire
St Francis Nursery
St. Francis' College, Broadway, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3PJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2023Reference 2746355Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 March 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 20 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Francis' College, Broadway, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3PJ · More nurseries in SG6
Stations
- Letchworth Garden City13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including St Francis' College, Parker Close and Sollershott Roundabout.
Parks and playgrounds
- Broadway Gardens5 min walk
- Howard Park and Gardens11 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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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St Francis Nursery is a full-day nursery at St. Francis' College, Broadway, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3PJ, in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 120 children. Its Ofsted report card (March 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis NurseryThis nursery | Report card 2026 | 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
- St Francis College ages 3–18has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- St Christopher School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Pixmore Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- North Herts Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- Icknield Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Hillshott Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Wilbury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 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 St Francis Nursery's Ofsted rating?
St Francis Nursery was inspected on 4 March 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can St Francis Nursery take?
St Francis Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Francis Nursery?
Letchworth Garden City is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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 2746355 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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