Sessional pre-school in Warden Hill, Luton
St John's Pre-School
St John's Church Hall, Birdsfoot Lane, LUTON, LU3 2DN · 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 March 2000Reference 105213Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 January 2025Ofsted · 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 30 April 2026Food 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
St John's Church Hall, Birdsfoot Lane, LUTON, LU3 2DN · More nurseries in LU3
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Birdsfoot Lane, Laburnum Grove and Grasmere Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grasmere Park7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Luton there are about 4.5 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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St John's Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St John's Church Hall, Birdsfoot Lane, LUTON, LU3 2DN, in Warden Hill, Luton. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Owls Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Denbigh NurserySessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Warden Hill Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Warden Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Grasmere Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Icknield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Bramingham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- The Meads Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- William Austin Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 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 St John's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 21 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St John's Pre-School take?
St John's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St John's Pre-School?
Leagrave is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St John's Pre-School?
You can call 07939 010808 and visit www.stjohnspreschoolluton.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 105213 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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