Full-day nursery in Great Malvern, Worcestershire
Playhouse Nursery
24 Abbey Road, Malvern, WR14 3HD · 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 May 1992Reference 205295Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 June 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
24 Abbey Road, Malvern, WR14 3HD · More nurseries in WR14
Stations
- Great Malvern12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Emmanuel Church and Rosebank Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Priory Park4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 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 Worcestershire there are about 3.3 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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Playhouse Nursery is a full-day nursery at 24 Abbey Road, Malvern, WR14 3HD, in Great Malvern, Worcestershire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Malvern Parish CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- St James' CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Great Malvern Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 0.9 miles
- Beacon View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected March 2022 1.0 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.2 miles
- Northleigh CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Somers Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.5 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 Playhouse Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playhouse Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playhouse Nursery take?
Playhouse Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playhouse Nursery?
Great Malvern is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playhouse Nursery?
You can call 01684 563379 and visit www.playhousemalvern.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 205295 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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