Full-day nursery in Sherwood, Nottingham
Sherwood Playgroup CIO
Sherwood Community Centre, Woodthorpe House, Mansfield Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3FN · 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 June 2015Reference EY487208Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 December 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 23 September 2025Food 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
Sherwood Community Centre, Woodthorpe House, Mansfield Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3FN · More nurseries in NG5
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Woodthorpe Drive, Mansfield Road and Magnus Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodthorpe Grange Park2 min walk
- Valley Road Park8 min walk
- Valley Road Park - The Jason Spencer Sports Ground8 min walk
- Valley Road Water Meadow9 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Nottingham there are about 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.
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Sherwood Playgroup CIO is a full-day nursery at Sherwood Community Centre, Woodthorpe House, Mansfield Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3FN, in Sherwood, Nottingham. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Playgroup CIOThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Woodthorpe Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Kids Planet SherwoodFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Coteswood House Pre-School and Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City HospitalFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| The Willows Pre-School NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Nottingham HOPE Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2021 0.3 miles
- Seely Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Haydn Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Arno Vale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Burford Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Woodthorpe Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Carrington Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Sherwood Playgroup CIO's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sherwood Playgroup CIO Good at its inspection on 6 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sherwood Playgroup CIO take?
Sherwood Playgroup CIO is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sherwood Playgroup CIO?
Basford is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 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 EY487208 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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