Sessional pre-school in Millfield, Peterborough
Friends Play Pre School
Unit 3a, The Courtyard, 27 Norfolk Street, Peterborough, PE1 2NP · 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 2019Reference 2558217Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 October 2023Food 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
Unit 3a, The Courtyard, 27 Norfolk Street, Peterborough, PE1 2NP · More nurseries in PE1
Stations
- Peterborough14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Connect Park7 min walk
- Central Park10 min walk
- Baker Perkins Park11 min walk
- Gladstone Park12 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.
In Peterborough there are about 3.1 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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Friends Play Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Unit 3a, The Courtyard, 27 Norfolk Street, Peterborough, PE1 2NP, in Millfield, Peterborough. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends Play Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Beeches PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Acorn Academy Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Little Stars Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Shiny Stars Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Broadway NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Bright Stars Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gladstone Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- The Beeches Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- The King's (The Cathedral) School All-throughages 7–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Queen's Drive Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Thomas Deacon Academy All-throughages 7–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- West Town Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Richard Barnes Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 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 Friends Play Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Friends Play Pre School Good at its inspection on 22 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Friends Play Pre School take?
Friends Play Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Friends Play Pre School?
Peterborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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 2558217 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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