Sessional pre-school in Broad Colney, Hertfordshire
Strong Roots Forest School
All Saints Pastoral Centre, Shenley Lane, London Colney, St. Albans, AL2 1AF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:30–15:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
All Saints Pastoral Centre, Shenley Lane, London Colney, St. Albans, AL2 1AF · More nurseries in AL2
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground12 min walk
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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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Strong Roots Forest School is a sessional pre-school at All Saints Pastoral Centre, Shenley Lane, London Colney, St. Albans, AL2 1AF, in Broad Colney, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 36 children. It opens 09:30–15:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 21 reviews (November 2026).
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| Strong Roots Forest SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 09:30–15:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Bowmansgreen Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Clore Shalom School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Radlett Lodge School ages 5–19 0.9 miles
- London Colney Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Manor Lodge School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.7 miles
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.8 miles
- Shenley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.8 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 are Strong Roots Forest School's opening hours?
Strong Roots Forest School opens 09:30–15:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Strong Roots Forest School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Strong Roots Forest School Outstanding at its inspection on 23 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Strong Roots Forest School take?
Strong Roots Forest School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
How do I contact Strong Roots Forest School?
You can visit www.strongrootschildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2636656 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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