Full-day nursery in Southwark
Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup
Rockingham Community Centre Lower Hall, Off Rockingham Street, Falmouth Road, LONDON, SE1 6QN · 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Southwark that publish fees charge £72.50–£110 a day for under-2s (11 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–17:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rockingham Community Centre Lower Hall, Off Rockingham Street, Falmouth Road, LONDON, SE1 6QN · More nurseries in SE1
Stations
- Elephant & Castle5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- BoroughStep-free access11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- KenningtonNo step-free access16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Rodney Place, Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road and Elephant Road / Elephant & Castle.
Parks and playgrounds
- Falmouth Road Gardens1 min walk
- Dickens' Fields3 min walk
- Newington Gardens3 min walk
- Elephant Park4 min walk
- Victory Community Park4 min walk
- Playground1 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 Southwark there are about 3.1 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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Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Rockingham Community Centre Lower Hall, Off Rockingham Street, Falmouth Road, LONDON, SE1 6QN, in Southwark. It is registered for 16 children. It opens 09:00–17:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham Community Pre-school PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–17:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Rockingham Community Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–16:00 | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Ark Start GlobeFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:00–17:00 | from 9 mo | 0.1 miles |
| Little Bear's In Elephant And CastleFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Kido Elephant ParkFull-day nursery | Good | £105 | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| The Nurture Nest Multilingual NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| St Johns Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Southwark4
- All nurseries in Southwark105
- All nurseries in SE115
- Nurseries near Elephant & Castle station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Imperial Oak School ages 4–11 0.1 miles
- Ark Globe Academy All-throughages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Victory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- London Christian School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Charles Dickens Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- St Jude's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Crampton Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.5 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 are Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup's opening hours?
Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup opens 09:00–17:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup Good at its inspection on 18 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup take?
Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup?
Elephant & Castle is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rockingham Community Pre-school Playgroup?
You can call 020 7403 0795.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 107642 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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