Full-day nursery in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
Crowgate Child Centre
Bishops Castle Children's Centre, Oak Meadow, BISHOPS CASTLE, SY9 5PA · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bishops Castle Children's Centre, Oak Meadow, BISHOPS CASTLE, SY9 5PA · More nurseries in SY9
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
© 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 Shropshire there are about 3 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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Crowgate Child Centre is a full-day nursery at Bishops Castle Children's Centre, Oak Meadow, BISHOPS CASTLE, SY9 5PA, in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bishops Castle Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.1 miles
- The Community College, Bishop's Castle Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 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 Crowgate Child Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Crowgate Child Centre Good at its inspection on 14 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Crowgate Child Centre take?
Crowgate Child Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Crowgate Child Centre?
You can call 01588 630133.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY386783 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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