Sessional pre-school in Swindon
King William Playgroup
Eastcott Hall, Savernake Street, SWINDON, SN1 3LZ · 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 November 1992Reference 109074Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 2025Food 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
Eastcott Hall, Savernake Street, SWINDON, SN1 3LZ · More nurseries in SN1
Stations
- Swindon17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Oxford Gardens, Kent Road and Commercial Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Savernake Park1 min walk
- Town Gardens8 min walk
- Queens Park8 min walk
- GWR Park11 min walk
- Spring Gardens12 min walk
- Savernake Play Park playground1 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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King William Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Eastcott Hall, Savernake Street, SWINDON, SN1 3LZ, in Swindon. It is registered for 26 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 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King William PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Inquisitive Minds Upham RoadSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- King William Street Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.3 miles
- Lethbridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Drove Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- The Croft Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 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 King William Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated King William Playgroup Good at its inspection on 26 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can King William Playgroup take?
King William Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to King William Playgroup?
Swindon is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact King William Playgroup?
You can call 01793 527678 and visit www.kingwilliamplaygroup.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 109074 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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