Full-day nursery in Duffield, Derbyshire
Duffield Preschool
Park Road, Duffield, Belper, DE56 4GT · 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
Park Road, Duffield, Belper, DE56 4GT · More nurseries in DE56
Stations
- Duffield13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Hill View, Wirksworth Road West End and New Zealand Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grays Recreation Ground4 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.
In Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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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Duffield Preschool is a full-day nursery at Park Road, Duffield, Belper, DE56 4GT, in Duffield, Derbyshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Milford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.4 miles
- The Curzon CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.5 miles
- Holbrook School for Autism ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.8 miles
- The Ecclesbourne School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 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 Duffield Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Duffield Preschool Good at its inspection on 11 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Duffield Preschool take?
Duffield Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Duffield Preschool?
Duffield is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Duffield Preschool?
You can call 01332 840305 and visit www.duffieldmeadows.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 206760 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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