Sessional pre-school in Northway, Gloucestershire
Rainbow Corner Play Group
18 Hardwicke Bank Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8RP · 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 October 2003Reference EY274455Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places18 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 April 2024Food 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
18 Hardwicke Bank Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8RP · More nurseries in GL20
Stations
- Ashchurch for Tewkesbury18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Gould Drive, Carrant Brook Junior and Willis Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground12 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 Gloucestershire there are about 2.9 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.
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Rainbow Corner Play Group is a sessional pre-school at 18 Hardwicke Bank Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8RP, in Northway, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Corner Play GroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Northway Preschool PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Mary P's LtdFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Ashchurch PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Dean Close Little Trees Ashchurch, TewkesburyFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Mitton Manor Pre-School and After School ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Bredon PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Carrant Brook Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Northway Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Ashchurch Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Tirlebrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 miles
- Mitton Manor Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.4 miles
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.6 miles
- Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.8 miles
- Tewkesbury Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.2 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 Rainbow Corner Play Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Corner Play Group Good at its inspection on 26 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Corner Play Group take?
Rainbow Corner Play Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Corner Play Group?
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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.
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY274455 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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