Sessional pre-school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery
Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, HITCHIN, SG5 2EE · 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 November 2003Reference EY274596Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 March 2005Food 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
Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, HITCHIN, SG5 2EE · More nurseries in SG5
Stations
- Hitchin23 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Moormead Close, West Hill and Grammar School Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hitchin Priory Gardens5 min walk
- Butts Close6 min walk
- Windmill Hill10 min walk
- Bancroft Gardens12 min walk
- Playground2 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.
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Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, HITCHIN, SG5 2EE, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 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
- Samuel Lucas Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Highbury Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- York Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Oughton Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Whitehill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 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 Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery Good at its inspection on 30 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery take?
Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery?
Hitchin is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery?
You can call 01462 441440 and visit www.tilehousepreschoolandnursery.org.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 EY274596 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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