Sessional pre-school in Silverdale, Staffordshire
Hedgehogs Preschool At Silverdale
Silverdale Primary Academy, Racecourse, Newcastle, ST5 6PB · 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 April 2015Reference EY489654Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places16 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 September 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
Silverdale Primary Academy, Racecourse, Newcastle, ST5 6PB · More nurseries in ST5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Earl Street, Social Centre and The Parade.
Parks and playgrounds
- Silverdale Park5 min walk
- Silverdale Country Park11 min walk
- Playground2 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 Staffordshire 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.
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Hedgehogs Preschool At Silverdale is a sessional pre-school at Silverdale Primary Academy, Racecourse, Newcastle, ST5 6PB, in Silverdale, Staffordshire. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Silverdale Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Knutton St Marys CofE Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- St John's CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Westlands Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.3 miles
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Co-op Academy Friarswood Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.6 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 Hedgehogs Preschool At Silverdale's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hedgehogs Preschool At Silverdale Good at its inspection on 18 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hedgehogs Preschool At Silverdale take?
Hedgehogs Preschool At Silverdale is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
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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 EY489654 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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