Cherry Trees Nursery School
Cherry Trees Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Bedford for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 147 pupils. About 4 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Hawkins Road, Bedford, MK42 9LS01234 354788cherrytreesnurseryschool.co.ukMrs Julie Smith headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bedford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 147 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 151 | 147 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 3% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 29% | 40% | 51% | 32% | 28% | 39% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shackleton Primary School | Academy | 80 m | 487 | Report card 2026 | 20 | Compare |
| Peter Pan Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 750 m | 118 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Cauldwell School | Academy | 750 m | 415 | Report card 2025 | 69 | Compare |
| King's Oak Primary School | Council | 880 m | 826 | Report card 2026 | 68 | Compare |
| Bedford Girls' School | Independent | 930 m | 843 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bedford Free School | Free school | 930 m | 536 | Outstanding 2020 | 81 | Compare |
| Bedford Academy | Academy | 950 m | 1,480 | Good 2023 | 67 | Compare |
| Bedford College | Further education | 0.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Cherry Trees Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Cherry Trees Nursery School yet.
How many pupils does Cherry Trees Nursery School have?
147 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hawkins Road, Bedford, MK42 9LS
- Telephone
- 01234 354788
- Website
- www.cherrytreesnurseryschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Smith
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Ward
- Cauldwell
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109413 · LAESTAB 8221000
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.