Sessional pre-school in Quarndon, Derbyshire
Quarndon Pre-School
St Pauls Church Hall, Church Road, Quarndon, Derby, DE22 5JB · 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 August 1972Reference 206841Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 9 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
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 Pauls Church Hall, Church Road, Quarndon, Derby, DE22 5JB · More nurseries in DE22
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including St Pauls Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Barn Close Playing Field4 min walk
- Allestree Park7 min walk
- Allestree Park8 min walk
- Barn Close Play Area playground4 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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Quarndon Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St Pauls Church Hall, Church Road, Quarndon, Derby, DE22 5JB, in Quarndon, 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarndon Pre-SchoolThis 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
- The Curzon CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Portway Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Portway Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.4 miles
- Old Vicarage School ages 3–13has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Lawn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 1.7 miles
- William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.8 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 Quarndon Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Quarndon Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Quarndon Pre-School take?
Quarndon Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Quarndon Pre-School?
Duffield is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Quarndon Pre-School?
You can call 01332 556611 and visit quarndonpreschool.org.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 206841 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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