Full-day nursery in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Tots and Scholars Borehamwood
299 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1TH · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2023Reference 2744251Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places140 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
299 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1TH · More nurseries in WD6
Stations
- Elstree & Borehamwood18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Meadow Road, Civic Offices and St Teresa's School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Meadow Park1 min walk
- Maxwell Park6 min walk
- Aberford Park8 min walk
- Clarendon Park9 min walk
- Hartforde Road common ground9 min walk
- Meadow Park childs playground1 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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Tots and Scholars Borehamwood is a full-day nursery at 299 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1TH, in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 140 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Tots And Scholars Limited.
Run by Tots And Scholars Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.1 miles
- Cowley Hill School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Woodlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Monksmead School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Yavneh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Kenilworth Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Summerswood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Parkside Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 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 Tots and Scholars Borehamwood's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tots and Scholars Borehamwood Outstanding at its inspection on 29 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tots and Scholars Borehamwood take?
Tots and Scholars Borehamwood is registered with Ofsted for up to 140 children at any one time.
Who runs Tots and Scholars Borehamwood?
Tots and Scholars Borehamwood is run by Tots And Scholars Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tots and Scholars Borehamwood?
Elstree & Borehamwood is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tots and Scholars Borehamwood?
You can visit www.totsandscholars.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 2744251 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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