Sessional pre-school in Church End, Bedford
St Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool
St Marys Church Hall, St Marys Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9HB · 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 Marys Church Hall, St Marys Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9HB · More nurseries in MK43
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including St Mary's Road, Squires Road and Tithe Barn Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 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 Bedford there are about 3.6 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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St Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool is a sessional pre-school at St Marys Church Hall, St Marys Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9HB, in Church End, Bedford. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wootton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Ridgeway School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.4 miles
- Kempston Rural Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.6 miles
- Balliol Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.7 miles
- Wootton Academy Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Kempston Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.4 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 Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool Good at its inspection on 19 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool take?
St Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool?
Kempston Hardwick is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool?
You can call 01234 767158 and visit www.stmaryswoottonpreschool.co.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 2538795 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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