Sessional pre-school in Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbyshire
St Andrew's Pre-School
Pentland Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZQ · 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 November 1992Reference 206862Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 January 2023Food 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
Pentland Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZQ · More nurseries in S18
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Balmoral Crescent, Gardom Close and Tay Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sindelfingen Park4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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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St Andrew's Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Pentland Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZQ, in Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbyshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Once Upon A Time Daycare DronfieldFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Gosforth PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Hill Top Tots Day Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Bradway Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Little Greenhouse Nursery and Pre School LtdSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| The Avenue Nursery DronfieldFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 under 0.1 miles
- William Levick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Dronfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Dronfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Lenthall Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Bradway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.3 miles
- Penny Acres Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.4 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 St Andrew's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Andrew's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 2 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Andrew's Pre-School take?
St Andrew's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Andrew's Pre-School?
Dronfield is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 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 206862 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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