Sessional pre-school in The Groves, York
Phoenix Under 5s Preschool
Park Grove Primary School, Dudley Street, The Groves, York, YO31 8LP · 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
Park Grove Primary School, Dudley Street, The Groves, York, YO31 8LP · More nurseries in YO31
Stations
- York24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Grove School, Willerby House and Penley's Grove Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clarence Gardens5 min walk
- King George's Field7 min walk
- Graveyard of St Maurice Church7 min walk
- Dean's Park10 min walk
- Glen Gardens11 min walk
- Playground5 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 York there are about 2.7 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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Phoenix Under 5s Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Park Grove Primary School, Dudley Street, The Groves, York, YO31 8LP, in The Groves, York. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Phoenix Under 5s PreschoolThis 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
- Park Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Haxby Road Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.3 miles
- Bootham School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Heworth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Tang Hall Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- St Peter's School 2-18 ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Clifton Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 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 Phoenix Under 5s Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Phoenix Under 5s Preschool Good at its inspection on 5 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Phoenix Under 5s Preschool take?
Phoenix Under 5s Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Phoenix Under 5s Preschool?
York is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Phoenix Under 5s Preschool?
You can call 01904 806496 and visit phoenixunderfives.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 321586 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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