The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale, Luton, LU4 9JL
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Iddenden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 120
- URN
- 131175
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582587350
About this school
The Gill Blowers Nursery School is a nursery school in Luton. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 120 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Trends over time
How The Gill Blowers 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 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 131 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 February 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 64.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pastures Way Nursery School0.9 miles
Nursery · Luton
-
Willow Nursery School1.7 miles
Nursery · Dunstable
-
Grasmere Nursery School1.8 miles
Nursery · Luton
-
Rothesay Nursery School2.8 miles
Nursery · Luton
-
Chapel Street Nursery School3.1 miles
Nursery · Luton
Other schools in Luton
- Chapel Street Nursery School Nursery
- Grasmere Nursery School Nursery
- Hart Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Pastures Way Nursery School Nursery
- Rothesay Nursery School Nursery
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Bramingham Primary School Primary
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Caddington Village School Primary
- Chalton Lower School Primary
- Chantry Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Gill Blowers Nursery School teach?
- The Gill Blowers Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of The Gill Blowers Nursery School?
- The headteacher of The Gill Blowers Nursery School is Mrs Joanne Iddenden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Gill Blowers Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Gill Blowers 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 big is The Gill Blowers Nursery School?
- The Gill Blowers Nursery School has 120 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is The Gill Blowers Nursery School a faith school?
- No. The Gill Blowers Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Gill Blowers Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Gill Blowers Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does The Gill Blowers Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists The Gill Blowers Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does The Gill Blowers 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 The Gill Blowers 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 30 June 2026.