Sessional pre-school in Amberley, Gloucestershire
Amberley Playgroup
The Parish Rooms, Amberley, Stroud, GL5 5JG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Parish Rooms, Amberley, Stroud, GL5 5JG · More nurseries in GL5
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Theescombe turn, Sprigg's Well Turn and The Amberley Inn.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Gloucestershire there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Amberley Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at The Parish Rooms, Amberley, Stroud, GL5 5JG, in Amberley, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberley PlaygroupThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Amberley Parochial School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.1 miles
- Beaudesert Park School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Nailsworth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 1.1 miles
- Minchinhampton Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.3 miles
- Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.3 miles
- Thrupp School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.6 miles
- Gastrells Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 1.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Amberley Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Amberley Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 16 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Amberley Playgroup take?
Amberley Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 101714 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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