Sessional pre-school in Horton Bank, Bradford
St John's RC Playgroup
Beacon Road, Bradford, BD6 3DQ · 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
Beacon Road, Bradford, BD6 3DQ · More nurseries in BD6
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including St John's School, Speeton Avenue Beacon Rd and Beacon Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Horton Bank Country Park8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Bradford there are about 4.8 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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St John's RC Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Beacon Road, Bradford, BD6 3DQ, in Horton Bank, Bradford. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's RC PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Reevy Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Home Farm Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Hollingwood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Farfield Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Stocks Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Brackenhill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Southmere Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 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 John's RC Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John's RC Playgroup Good at its inspection on 10 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St John's RC Playgroup take?
St John's RC Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact St John's RC Playgroup?
You can call 01274 574550.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 301987 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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