Full-day nursery in Freshbrook, Swindon
Greendown Playgroup
Lydiard Park Academy, Grange Park Way, Grange Park, SWINDON, SN5 6HN · 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 February 1996Reference 507994Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 April 2023Ofsted · 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 21 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
Lydiard Park Academy, Grange Park Way, Grange Park, SWINDON, SN5 6HN · More nurseries in SN5
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Hampton Drive, Eworth Close and Sleaford Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lydiard Park4 min walk
- Shaw Ridge Linear Park6 min walk
- Camden Close Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Greendown Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Lydiard Park Academy, Grange Park Way, Grange Park, SWINDON, SN5 6HN, in Freshbrook, Swindon. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 15 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greendown 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
- Tregoze Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Millbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Shaw Ridge Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.8 miles
- Westlea Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Brook Field Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Lift Hazelwood Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 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 Greendown Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Greendown Playgroup Good at its inspection on 19 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Greendown Playgroup take?
Greendown Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Greendown Playgroup?
You can call 01793 882234 and visit www.greendownplaygroup.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 507994 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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