Sessional pre-school in Linton, Cambridgeshire
Chestnut Playgroup
Cathodeon Centre, Horseheath Road, Linton, CB21 4LU · 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 July 1999Reference 221914Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cathodeon Centre, Horseheath Road, Linton, CB21 4LU · More nurseries in CB21
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
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Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 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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Chestnut Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Cathodeon Centre, Horseheath Road, Linton, CB21 4LU, in Linton, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Montessori Cottage NurseriesFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Hands Nursery School - Linton & BartlowFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| Rosebuds NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
| Abington Annexe Community ChildcareFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
| Buttercups Community Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.7 miles |
| The Old Station Nursery, Granta ParkFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Linton Heights Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Linton CofE Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Granta School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Linton Village College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 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 Chestnut Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chestnut Playgroup Good at its inspection on 9 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chestnut Playgroup take?
Chestnut Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Chestnut Playgroup?
You can call 07817 069696 and visit www.chestnutplaygroup.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 221914 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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