Sessional pre-school in Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire
Bobtails Playgroup
Bobtails Play Group, 8a Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbotts, WARE, SG12 8EZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- 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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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bobtails Play Group, 8a Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbotts, WARE, SG12 8EZ · More nurseries in SG12
Stations
- St Margarets (Herts)9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Abbotts Court and Abbotts Rise.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Lawrence Avenue Play Area playground10 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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 Hertfordshire 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.
What parents say
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Bobtails Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Bobtails Play Group, 8a Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbotts, WARE, SG12 8EZ, in Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobtails PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Tiny Toes Nursery LTD (Hoddesdon)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Partou Hoddesdon Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Amwell View School ages 2–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided 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 0.9 miles
- The Cranbourne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Forres Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2022 1.3 miles
- Rye Park Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 1.4 miles
- Roselands Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.5 miles
- Rivers Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.8 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 Bobtails Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bobtails Playgroup Good at its inspection on 5 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bobtails Playgroup take?
Bobtails Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bobtails Playgroup?
St Margarets (Herts) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bobtails Playgroup?
You can call 01920 871273 and visit bobtailsplaygroup.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY418533 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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