Sessional pre-school in Longthorpe, Peterborough
Longthorpe Preschool
The Village Hall, 295 Thorpe Road, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6LU · 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 July 1994Reference 256784Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 June 2022Ofsted · 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 23 September 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
The Village Hall, 295 Thorpe Road, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6LU · More nurseries in PE3
Stations
- Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Thorpe Park6 min walk
- Thorpe Meadows11 min walk
- Longthorpe Memorial Hall playground2 min walk
- Bradwell Road 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 Peterborough 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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Longthorpe Preschool is a sessional pre-school at The Village Hall, 295 Thorpe Road, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6LU, in Longthorpe, Peterborough. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Longthorpe Playgroup Committee.
Run by Longthorpe Playgroup Committee (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longthorpe PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Longthorpe PreschoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Rise and Shine Day Nursery Peterborough LtdFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| South Bretton PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| The Learning Tree Kindergarten & Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Orton Longueville PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| The Peterborough School NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Longthorpe Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Thorpe Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Nova Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- The Peterborough School ages 4–20has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Nene Valley Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.1 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- West Town Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.3 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 Longthorpe Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Longthorpe Preschool Good at its inspection on 30 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Longthorpe Preschool take?
Longthorpe Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Longthorpe Preschool?
Longthorpe Preschool is run by Longthorpe Playgroup Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Longthorpe Preschool?
Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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 256784 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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