Willow Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–5 · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Willow Nursery School is a nursery school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire for ages 2–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Goldstone Crescent, Dunstable, LU5 4QU
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 83 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 May 2024
Strengths
- “Children at Willow Nursery School are happy and confident.”
- “They settle quickly as soon as they arrive each day, thanks to carefully structured routines.”
- “Children thrive in the school’s calm, safe, well-ordered environment.”
To improve
- “However, the school is still refining how it checks the effectiveness of the curriculum.”
- “Curriculum leaders do not have a secure enough understanding of how individual areas of learning link together.”
- “This means they are not as clear on where they need to make improvements as they might be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- Little Steps at St Georges School 0.7 mi Good
- Downside Pre-School 0.9 mi Good
- Diamond Days Nursery 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Linden House Nursery 1.1 mi Good
- Priory Parkside Pre-school 1.4 mi Good
- Cleverkidz 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- AJJ'S Nurseries T/A Bizzie Bees 1.4 mi Good
- Westfield Nursery School 1.5 mi Good