Sessional pre-school in Hollycroft, Leicestershire
Richmond Playgroup
Richmond Primary School, Towers Drive, Hinckley, LE10 0ZD · 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 September 2005Reference EY305596Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 September 2026Food 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
Richmond Primary School, Towers Drive, Hinckley, LE10 0ZD · More nurseries in LE10
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Morrisons, Richmond Road and Dorothy Goodman School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Richmond Park2 min walk
- Jellicoe Way Park11 min walk
- Hollycroft Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground10 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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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Richmond Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Richmond Primary School, Towers Drive, Hinckley, LE10 0ZD, in Hollycroft, Leicestershire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond PlaygroupThis 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
- Richmond Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Battling Brook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Hollycroft Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Hinckley Parks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Foxglove School ages 3–18 1.1 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 Richmond Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Richmond Playgroup Good at its inspection on 4 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Richmond Playgroup take?
Richmond Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Richmond Playgroup?
Hinckley is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 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 EY305596 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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