Grasmere Nursery School
Grasmere Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Luton for boys and girls aged 3 to 5. It has 199 pupils. About 1 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Icknield Way, Luton, LU3 2BT01582 593426grasmerenursery.co.ukMrs Barbara Tewe headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 17 October 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
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 Luton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 24 pupils, for autism, other needs, physical disability, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Luton with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Other difficulty or disability (1), Physical disability (1), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 199 | 214 | 161 | 174 | 138 | 175 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 16% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 16% | 10% | 12% | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warden Hill Infant Academy | Academy | 400 m | 277 | Requires improvement 2024 | – | Compare |
| Warden Hill Junior School | Council | 480 m | 418 | No overall grade 2025 | 45 | Compare |
| Bramingham Primary School | Council | 540 m | 401 | Good 2023 | 49 | Compare |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College | Academy | 620 m | 1,655 | Good 2024 | 74 | Compare |
| Icknield High School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,452 | Good 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| Icknield Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 612 | Good 2023 | 47 | Compare |
| Woodlands Secondary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 262 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| The Meads Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 513 | Good 2024 | 73 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Grasmere Nursery School a good school?
Grasmere Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2023.
What is Grasmere Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Grasmere Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 17 October 2023.
How many pupils does Grasmere Nursery School have?
199 pupils aged 3 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.
Does Grasmere Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, other needs, physical disability, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Icknield Way, Luton, LU3 2BT
- Telephone
- 01582 593426
- Website
- www.grasmerenursery.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Barbara Tewe
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 3-5, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward
- Bramingham
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109420 · LAESTAB 8211015
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.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- 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.