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Full-day nursery in Overton Park, Gloucestershire
Christ Church [Cheltenham] Pre-School Playgroup
Christ Church, Malvern Road, CHELTENHAM, GL50 2JH · 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
Christ Church, Malvern Road, CHELTENHAM, GL50 2JH · More nurseries in GL50
Stations
- Cheltenham Spa12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Christ Church Road, Homespa House and Overton Road North.
Parks and playgrounds
- Saint Hilda's (CLC)2 min walk
- Honeybourne Line Open Space3 min walk
- Chelt Walk5 min walk
- Lansdown Crescent5 min walk
- Pates Avenue8 min walk
- Jessop Avenue Play Area playground7 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 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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Christ Church [Cheltenham] Pre-School Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Christ Church, Malvern Road, CHELTENHAM, GL50 2JH, in Overton Park, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 79 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dean Close Airthrie ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.1 miles
- Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Gloucester Road Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Dean Close Preparatory School ages 2–14has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Cheltenham College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Rowanfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 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 Christ Church [Cheltenham] Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Christ Church [Cheltenham] Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 6 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Christ Church [Cheltenham] Pre-School Playgroup take?
Christ Church [Cheltenham] Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Christ Church [Cheltenham] Pre-School Playgroup?
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Christ Church [Cheltenham] Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 01242 578163 and visit www.christchurchcheltenham.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 101464 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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