Full-day nursery in Walton, Peterborough
The Discovery Pre-School
Discovery Primary School, Mountsteven Avenue, Peterborough, PE4 6HX · 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 2006Reference EY341225Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 November 2022Ofsted · 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 15 July 2025Food 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
Discovery Primary School, Mountsteven Avenue, Peterborough, PE4 6HX · More nurseries in PE4
Parks and playgrounds
- Bretton Park11 min walk
- Itter Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
© 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 Peterborough there are about 3.1 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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The Discovery Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Discovery Primary School, Mountsteven Avenue, Peterborough, PE4 6HX, in Walton, Peterborough. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance.
Run by Pre-School Learning Alliance (school), which runs 28 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Discovery Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Discovery Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Caverstede Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Heltwate School ages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Werrington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Gunthorpe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Lime Academy Watergall Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Ravensthorpe Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Fulbridge Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.8 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 is The Discovery Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Discovery Pre-School Good at its inspection on 2 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Discovery Pre-School take?
The Discovery Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs The Discovery Pre-School?
The Discovery Pre-School is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance, which runs 28 nurseries.
How do I contact The Discovery Pre-School?
You can call 01733 572241 and visit nursery.eyalliance.org.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.
- © 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 EY341225 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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