Sessional pre-school in Upper Stratton, Swindon
Little Gems Pre School
Swindon Chinese Christian Church, St. Philips Road, SWINDON, SN2 7QH · 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 August 2014Reference EY480367Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 April 2024Food 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
Swindon Chinese Christian Church, St. Philips Road, SWINDON, SN2 7QH · More nurseries in SN2
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including St Philip's Road, St Philip's Church and Espringham Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Merton Fields Millennium Green4 min walk
- Headlands Grove8 min walk
- Penhill Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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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Little Gems Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Swindon Chinese Christian Church, St. Philips Road, SWINDON, SN2 7QH, in Upper Stratton, Swindon. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Little Gems Pre SchoolThis 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
- Beechcroft Infant School Primaryages 4–7 under 0.1 miles
- Connex ages 4–16 0.3 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Ruskin Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Crowdys Hill School ages 4–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Seven Fields Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Grange Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Swindon Academy All-throughages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 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 Little Gems Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Gems Pre School Good at its inspection on 27 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Gems Pre School take?
Little Gems Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Gems Pre School?
Swindon is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
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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 EY480367 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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