Sessional pre-school in The Gutter, Derbyshire
Openwoodgate Pre-School
St Marks Church Hall, Openwoodgate, Belper, DE56 0SD · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Marks Church Hall, Openwoodgate, Belper, DE56 0SD · More nurseries in DE56
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including St Marks Church, Hop Inn and Black Bulls Head.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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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Openwoodgate Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St Marks Church Hall, Openwoodgate, Belper, DE56 0SD, in The Gutter, Derbyshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pottery Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Herbert Strutt Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Kilburn Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.2 miles
- Kilburn Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Street Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.2 miles
- Holbrook Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.3 miles
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.4 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 Openwoodgate Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Openwoodgate Pre-School Good at its inspection on 24 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Openwoodgate Pre-School take?
Openwoodgate Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Openwoodgate Pre-School?
Belper is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Openwoodgate Pre-School?
You can call 07776 320753 and visit openwoodgatepreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 206834 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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