Sessional pre-school in Soham, Cambridgeshire
Soham Playgroup
St. Andrews C of E Junior School, Sand Street, Soham, ELY, CB7 5AA · 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 February 2009Reference EY389687Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 December 2021Food 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
St. Andrews C of E Junior School, Sand Street, Soham, ELY, CB7 5AA · More nurseries in CB7
Stations
- Soham15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 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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Soham Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at St. Andrews C of E Junior School, Sand Street, Soham, ELY, CB7 5AA, in Soham, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 25 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 (November 2026).
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| Soham 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
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- The Weatheralls Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- The Shade Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.6 miles
- Soham Village College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.1 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 Soham Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Soham Playgroup Good at its inspection on 24 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Soham Playgroup take?
Soham Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Soham Playgroup?
Soham is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Soham Playgroup?
You can call 07432 810688.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY389687 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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