Full-day nursery in Whitwell, Hertfordshire
St Paul's Walden Nursery
St. Pauls Walden Junior School, Bendish Lane, Whitwell, Hitchin, SG4 8HX · 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 September 2004Reference EY293964Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 January 2017Food 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. Pauls Walden Junior School, Bendish Lane, Whitwell, Hitchin, SG4 8HX · More nurseries in SG4
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including King George's Way, Post Office and Strathmore Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- 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 Paul's Walden Nursery is a full-day nursery at St. Pauls Walden Junior School, Bendish Lane, Whitwell, Hitchin, SG4 8HX, in Whitwell, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Paul's Walden Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Kimpton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.8 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 Paul's Walden Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Paul's Walden Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Paul's Walden Nursery take?
St Paul's Walden Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact St Paul's Walden Nursery?
You can call 01438 871166 and visit www.whitwellnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY293964 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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