Sessional pre-school in Clifton, Rotherham
Clifton Methodist Playgroup
Clifton Methodist Church, Lister Street, ROTHERHAM, S65 2AX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 September 1987Reference 303214Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places18 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 September 2019Food 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
Clifton Methodist Church, Lister Street, ROTHERHAM, S65 2AX · More nurseries in S65
Stations
- Rotherham Central22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Parkgate23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Badsley Moor Lane/Clifton Avenue, Middle Lane/Cambridge Street and Badsley Moor Lane/Middle Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clifton Park2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Water Play playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 Rotherham there are about 4.6 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.
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Clifton Methodist Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Clifton Methodist Church, Lister Street, ROTHERHAM, S65 2AX, in Clifton, Rotherham. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Methodist PlaygroupThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Badsley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- St Ann's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- East Dene Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Arnold Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Coleridge Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Broom Valley Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Herringthorpe Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.7 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 Clifton Methodist Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clifton Methodist Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 13 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clifton Methodist Playgroup take?
Clifton Methodist Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Clifton Methodist Playgroup?
Rotherham Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 303214 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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