Willow Nursery School
Nursery school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire. Good (May 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 May 2024, report published 23 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2028
The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby nursery schools
- 0.9 milesPastures Way Nursery School
School remains Good (Apr 2023)
- 1.5 milesWestfield Nursery School
Good (Oct 2023)
- 1.7 milesThe Gill Blowers Nursery School
Improved significantly (Feb 2025)
- 3.5 milesGrasmere Nursery School
Good (Oct 2023)
- 3.6 milesRothesay Nursery School
Report card, Jul 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.