Sessional pre-school in Finsbury Park, Islington
Bennett Court Community Playgroup
Bennett Court Social Club, Axminster Road, London, N7 6BN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Islington that publish fees charge £77–£180 a day for under-2s (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bennett Court Social Club, Axminster Road, London, N7 6BN · More nurseries in N7
Stations
- Arsenal12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Holloway Road14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Upper HollowayNo step-free access14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Seven Sisters Road / Nags Head, Hornsey Road and Seven Sisters Road / Nag's Head.
Parks and playgrounds
- Royal Northern Gardens3 min walk
- Kinloch Gardens5 min walk
- Landseer Gardens6 min walk
- Camden Road Open Space9 min walk
- Cornwallis Square9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Islington there are about 2.6 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.
What parents say
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Bennett Court Community Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Bennett Court Social Club, Axminster Road, London, N7 6BN, in Finsbury Park, Islington. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Court Community PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Minik Kardes Ltd at Hornsey Road Children's CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Little Raccoons Nursery TollingtonFull-day nursery | Good | £75 | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Willow Children's CentreFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Fatiha NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–17:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Andover Pre School LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–16:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Capital City College Holloway NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Finsbury Park11
- All nurseries in Islington79
- All nurseries in N718
- Nurseries near Arsenal station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Grafton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.1 miles
- Pakeman Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Pooles Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- North Islington Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Duncombe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Yerbury Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bennett Court Community Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bennett Court Community Playgroup Good at its inspection on 23 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bennett Court Community Playgroup take?
Bennett Court Community Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bennett Court Community Playgroup?
Arsenal is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2498477 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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