Sessional pre-school in Chard, Somerset
Holyrood Playgroup
Zembard Lane, Chard, TA20 1JL · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Zembard Lane, Chard, TA20 1JL · More nurseries in TA20
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Holyrood School, Pine Avenue and The Guildhall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Snowdon Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Bampton Avenue playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Jocelyn Park playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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.
What parents say
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Holyrood Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Zembard Lane, Chard, TA20 1JL, in Chard, Somerset. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Holyrood PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Chard NNI/Schools OutFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Premier Wraparound @ AvishayesFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chard School ages 4–11 0.3 miles
- The Redstart Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Manor Court Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Avishayes Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Holyrood Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
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What is Holyrood Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holyrood Playgroup Good at its inspection on 27 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holyrood Playgroup take?
Holyrood Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Holyrood Playgroup?
You can call 07980 032187 and visit holyroodplaygroup.co.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
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 142951 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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