Willow Nursery School
Goldstone Crescent, Dunstable, LU5 4QU
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leigh Davies
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 109415
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582662600
About this school
Willow Nursery School is a nursery school in Dunstable. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 83 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willow Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Willow Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 22 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report21 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pastures Way Nursery School0.9 miles
Nursery · Luton
-
Westfield Nursery School1.5 miles
Nursery · Dunstable
-
The Gill Blowers Nursery School1.7 miles
Nursery · Luton
-
Grasmere Nursery School3.5 miles
Nursery · Luton
-
Rothesay Nursery School3.6 miles
Nursery · Luton
Other schools in Dunstable
- Westfield Nursery School Nursery
- Ardley Hill Academy Primary
- Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Primary
- Beecroft Academy Primary
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School Primary
- Eaton Bray Academy Primary
- Edlesborough Primary Academy Primary
- Hadrian Academy Primary
- Harlington Lower School Primary
- Houghton Regis Primary School Primary
- Kensworth Church of England Academy Primary
- Lancot School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Willow Nursery School teach?
- Willow Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Dunstable.
- Who is the headteacher of Willow Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Willow Nursery School is Mrs Leigh Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willow Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willow Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Willow Nursery School?
- Willow Nursery School has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Willow Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Willow Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willow Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Willow Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Willow Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Willow Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.