Junior Adventures Group @ Harrold Lower School: Ofsted 2026

Junior Adventures Group @ Harrold Lower School

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Harrold Lower School, The Green, MK43 7DB

Harrold Lower School, The Green, MK43 7DB 07824442230

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Childcare Register: MetNov 2022

Inspected again Nov 2022 — no overall grade issued

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Childcare Register: MetNov 2022

Inspected again Nov 2022 — no overall grade issued · View report

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Inspection · Outstanding, Nov 2022 (3 years ago)

Source · Ofsted · Inspected Nov 2022

Type

Nursery School

Age Range

Not published

Registered Places

Registration

Active

Ofsted Registers

EYR, CCR, VCR

Provider Type

Out-Of-School Day Care

Deprivation (IMD)

Decile 7/10 (1 = most deprived)

Registered Since

Dec 2014

Funded provision

Accepts funded entitlements (verify with setting)

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Key metrics · Absence, staffing and capacity

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The area · Deprivation decile 7 of 10 (IMD 2025)

Place & Setting

Local Context

Area deprivation

IMD Decile 7Average

Planning flood zone (ignores defences)Zone 1

Around the schoolcrime · road safety · green space · road noise · air quality

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileBelow LA average

Crimes per month 7

Bedford peer median: 33 per month

12-month total87

Top categories

Violent crime

25 (29%)

Anti-social behaviour

19 (22%)

Criminal damage / arson

9 (10%)

and 8 smaller categories

Source: data.police.uk · ½ mile radius · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · vs 185 Bedford schools.

Road Safety Nearby

Recorded collisions within 500m (2021–2025)2

Source: DfT road safety data

Greenspace Nearby

Greenspace sites within 800m12

Nearest site23m

Includes3 public parks, 1 playing fields, 5 play spaces

Source: OS Open Greenspace

Road Noise

Road noiseModerate — 55.3 dB daytime, peaking at 60.2 dB nearby

Source: Defra strategic noise mapping

Air Quality

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)	7.8 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (10)	10

Within the legal limit in England (40) · within the WHO guideline (10)

Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅)	7.8 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (20)	20
England’s 2040 target (10)	10
The WHO guideline (5)	5

Within the legal limit in England (20) · within England’s 2040 target (10) · above the WHO guideline (5)

Particulate matter (PM₁₀): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Particulate matter (PM₁₀)	13.2 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (15)	15

Within the legal limit in England (40) · within the WHO guideline (15)

Modelled annual mean for 2025, for the 1 km square containing the school. Not a measurement.

Source: DEFRA, Air quality compliance assessment 2025: modelled data and reports (GOV.UK) (CMAQ-Urban model) © Crown copyright, Defra. Open Government Licence v3.0Limits and guideline: The Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, Schedule 2; WHO global air quality guidelines (2021), Table 0.1; The Environmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023, regulation 4

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Junior Adventures Group @ Harrold Lower School: key facts

Does Junior Adventures Group @ Harrold Lower School meet Ofsted's requirements?

Ofsted recorded Junior Adventures Group @ Harrold Lower School's childcare register as Requirements met at its inspection in November 2022. This is a regulatory compliance outcome, not a judgement of quality.

Where is Junior Adventures Group @ Harrold Lower School located?

Junior Adventures Group @ Harrold Lower School is located in Bedford, MK43 7DB, Bedford.

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