Full-day nursery in Clifton, Nottingham
Silverdale Playgroup
The Downs, Wilford, Nottingham, NG11 7EB · 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 January 1972Reference 254673Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 March 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Downs, Wilford, Nottingham, NG11 7EB · More nurseries in NG11
Stations
- Southchurch Drive North7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Ruddington Lane8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Compton Acres14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including The Downs HAR, Monks Way and The Hollows.
Parks and playgrounds
- Colesbourne Park9 min walk
- Silverdale Play Area playground3 min walk
- Playground9 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 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.
What parents say
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Silverdale Playgroup is a full-day nursery at The Downs, Wilford, Nottingham, NG11 7EB, in Clifton, Nottingham. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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| Silverdale 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
- Dovecote Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Nethergate Academy ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- The Glapton Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Greythorn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Heymann Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2022 1.1 miles
- The Milford Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- Whitegate Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2021 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 Silverdale Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Silverdale Playgroup Good at its inspection on 24 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Silverdale Playgroup take?
Silverdale Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Silverdale Playgroup?
Southchurch Drive North is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Silverdale Playgroup?
You can call 0115 982 5017 and visit www.silverdalepreschool.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 254673 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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