Full-day nursery in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup
Christchurch Hall, Boundary Road, Newark, NG24 4AJ · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Christchurch Hall, Boundary Road, Newark, NG24 4AJ · More nurseries in NG24
Stations
- Newark Castle20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Holden Crescent, Boundary Court and Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sconce and Devon Park8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Sconny's Play Area playground9 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 Nottinghamshire there are about 3.2 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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Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Christchurch Hall, Boundary Road, Newark, NG24 4AJ, in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 26 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 1 review (October 2026).
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| Sconce Hills Pre-School 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
- The King's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Christ Church C of E Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- The Sir Donald Bailey Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Mount CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Highfields School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Newark Flying High Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2023 0.9 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 Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 24 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup take?
Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup?
Newark Castle is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 07772 525092.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 253322 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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