Sessional pre-school in North Watford, Hertfordshire
St Luke's Pre-School
St Luke's Church, Langley Way, WATFORD, WD17 3EJ · 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
St Luke's Church, Langley Way, WATFORD, WD17 3EJ · More nurseries in WD17
Stations
- Watford19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Watford Junction22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Hempstead Road, Langley Road and Wentworth Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cassiobury Park11 min walk
- Cheslyn House & Gardens12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Nascot Grange Play Area playground8 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.
What parents say
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St Luke's Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St Luke's Church, Langley Way, WATFORD, WD17 3EJ, in North Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 14 reviews (November 2026).
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| St Luke's Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | 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
- Nascot Wood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Cassiobury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Beechfield School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Lanchester Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- The Orchard Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 miles
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.0 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 Luke's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Luke's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 10 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Luke's Pre-School take?
St Luke's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Luke's Pre-School?
Watford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Luke's Pre-School?
You can call 07927 131464 and visit www.stlukespre-school.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY501107 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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