Sessional pre-school in Covingham, Swindon
Covingham Kingfisher Pre-School
St. Pauls Church Centre, Lovell Close, Covingham, SN3 5BT · 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
St. Pauls Church Centre, Lovell Close, Covingham, SN3 5BT · More nurseries in SN3
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Martinfield, St Pauls Church and Hanover Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Melford Walk Play Area playground9 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 Swindon there are about 4.2 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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Covingham Kingfisher Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St. Pauls Church Centre, Lovell Close, Covingham, SN3 5BT, in Covingham, Swindon. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covingham Kingfisher Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | 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
- Covingham Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2020 0.2 miles
- Nythe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Nyland School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- Colebrook Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Colebrook Infant Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Eldene Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Goddard Park Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 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 Covingham Kingfisher Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Covingham Kingfisher Pre-School Good at its inspection on 12 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Covingham Kingfisher Pre-School take?
Covingham Kingfisher Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
How do I contact Covingham Kingfisher Pre-School?
You can call 01793 434221 and visit www.covinghamkingfisherpreschool.co.uk.
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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 511586 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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