Willow Nursery School
Local authority nursery school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Nursery |
|---|---|
| Type | Local authority nursery school |
| Age range | 2 to 5 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 83 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Free school meals | .00% |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Address | Goldstone Crescent, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4QU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.willownursery.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01582662600 |
| URN | 109415 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 May 2024, published 23 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 21 April 2023, outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Pastures Way Nursery School (nursery school, about 1.4 km)
- Westfield Nursery School (nursery school, about 2.4 km)
- The Gill Blowers Nursery School (nursery school, about 2.8 km)
- Grasmere Nursery School (nursery school, about 5.7 km)
- Rothesay Nursery School (nursery school, about 5.8 km)
- Chapel Street Nursery School (nursery school, about 6.2 km)
- Hart Hill Nursery School (nursery school, about 7.1 km)
- Batford Nursery School (nursery school, about 13.7 km)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.