Sessional pre-school in Burnt Oak, Barnet
Playfield Nursery
St Alphage Church Hall, Playfield Road, EDGWARE, HA8 0DF · 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 March 2008Reference EY369098Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 October 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 24 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Barnet that publish fees charge £91–£111.38 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Alphage Church Hall, Playfield Road, EDGWARE, HA8 0DF · More nurseries in HA8
Stations
- Burnt Oak7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Colindale15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Montrose Avenue / Unitas Youth Zone, Watling Avenue and Stag Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Silk Stream Park1 min walk
- Montrose Playing Fields4 min walk
- Watling Park6 min walk
- Grove Park12 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Barnet 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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Playfield Nursery is a sessional pre-school at St Alphage Church Hall, Playfield Road, EDGWARE, HA8 0DF, in Burnt Oak, Barnet. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playfield NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Faith & Love NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | from 6 mo | 0.4 miles |
| Fountain Montessori ColindaleFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Little Pebbles LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Fountain Montessori NidoFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | from 3 mo | 0.4 miles |
| Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| Abracadabra Preschool NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Burnt Oak4
- All nurseries in Barnet130
- All nurseries in HA830
- Nurseries near Burnt Oak station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barnfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Annunciation Catholic Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Shalom Noam Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Goldbeaters Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Menorah Foundation School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Watling Park School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Beis Yaakov Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- The Village School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.6 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 Playfield Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playfield Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playfield Nursery take?
Playfield Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playfield Nursery?
Burnt Oak is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
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- 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 EY369098 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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