Full-day nursery in Kempston, Bedford
The Lodge Playgroup
Daubeney Middle School, Orchard Street, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK42 7PS · 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
Daubeney Middle School, Orchard Street, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK42 7PS · More nurseries in MK42
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including The Mullberry Bush, Cherry Walk and Lilac Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Springfield Playground2 min walk
- Wood Park6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- 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 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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The Lodge Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Daubeney Middle School, Orchard Street, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK42 7PS, in Kempston, Bedford. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Camestone School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Bedford Road Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.6 miles
- Grange Academy ages 5–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Greys Education Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Rivertree Free School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Balliol Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.8 miles
- St John's School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 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 The Lodge Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Lodge Playgroup Good at its inspection on 29 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Lodge Playgroup take?
The Lodge Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Lodge Playgroup?
Bedford St Johns is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Lodge Playgroup?
You can call 01234 841300.
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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.
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY369948 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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