Sessional pre-school in Castor, Peterborough
Castor and Ailsworth Preschool
Castor and Ailsworth Preschool Castor Village Hall, Peterborough Road Castor, PETERBOROUGH, PE5 7AX · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since January 1996Reference 256756Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 November 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Castor and Ailsworth Preschool Castor Village Hall, Peterborough Road Castor, PETERBOROUGH, PE5 7AX · More nurseries in PE5
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
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Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Peterborough there are about 3.1 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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Castor and Ailsworth Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Castor and Ailsworth Preschool Castor Village Hall, Peterborough Road Castor, PETERBOROUGH, PE5 7AX, in Castor, Peterborough. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Castor and Ailsworth PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castor CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Orton Wistow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.5 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 Castor and Ailsworth Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castor and Ailsworth Preschool Good at its inspection on 23 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castor and Ailsworth Preschool take?
Castor and Ailsworth Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Castor and Ailsworth Preschool?
You can call 01733 380190 and visit www.castorpreschool.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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 256756 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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