Sessional pre-school in The Rectangle, Swindon
Glitter Bugs Pre-School
Redhouse Community Centre, Frankel Avenue, Swindon, SN25 2NJ · 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
Redhouse Community Centre, Frankel Avenue, Swindon, SN25 2NJ · More nurseries in SN25
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Redhouse Village Centre, North Swindon Learning Campus and Dowland Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Eastbury Park4 min walk
- Brook Park4 min walk
- Eastbury Park4 min walk
- Diamond Jubilee Park6 min walk
- Eastern Common6 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 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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Glitter Bugs Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Redhouse Community Centre, Frankel Avenue, Swindon, SN25 2NJ, in The Rectangle, Swindon. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Brimble Hill Special School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Orchid Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Bridlewood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.5 miles
- Red Oaks Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Oakhurst Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- William Morris Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.7 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 Glitter Bugs Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Glitter Bugs Pre-School Good at its inspection on 19 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Glitter Bugs Pre-School take?
Glitter Bugs Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Glitter Bugs Pre-School?
You can call 07551 903573 and visit www.glitterbugspre-school.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY492857 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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