Full-day nursery in Farley Hill, Luton
Whipperley Nursery
Whipperley Ring, LUTON, LU1 5QY · 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 December 2012Reference EY449724Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places84 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 July 2026Food 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
Whipperley Ring, LUTON, LU1 5QY · More nurseries in LU1
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Cades Close, Whipperley Infant School and Cades Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dallow Downs4 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Bluebell Woods Childrens Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 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 Luton there are about 4.5 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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Whipperley Nursery is a full-day nursery at Whipperley Ring, LUTON, LU1 5QY, in Farley Hill, Luton. It is registered for 84 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (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
- Whipperley Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Farley Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Foxdell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Dallow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Hillborough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Rothesay Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 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 Whipperley Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whipperley Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whipperley Nursery take?
Whipperley Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 84 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whipperley Nursery?
Luton is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Whipperley Nursery?
You can call 01582 488392 and visit www.whipperleynursery.co.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.
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY449724 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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