Sessional pre-school in South Cliff, North Yorkshire
Dovecote Playgroup
C C S, 15-19 Falsgrave Road, Scarborough, YO12 5EA · 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 December 2017Reference EY555952Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 April 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
C C S, 15-19 Falsgrave Road, Scarborough, YO12 5EA · More nurseries in YO12
Stations
- Scarborough6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including St John's Road, Falsgrave Road and Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Valley Park6 min walk
- Crescent Gardens9 min walk
- Falsgrave Park11 min walk
- St Martin's Square12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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.
What parents say
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Dovecote Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at C C S, 15-19 Falsgrave Road, Scarborough, YO12 5EA, in South Cliff, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dovecote PlaygroupThis 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
- Childhaven Community Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Gladstone Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- Friarage Community Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Springhead School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 miles
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Barrowcliff School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- The Woodlands Academy ages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 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 Dovecote Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dovecote Playgroup Good at its inspection on 7 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dovecote Playgroup take?
Dovecote Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dovecote Playgroup?
Scarborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dovecote Playgroup?
You can call 07929 929068 and visit dovecotepreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
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- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY555952 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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