Sessional pre-school in Crofton, Bromley
St John's URC Preschool Group
St. Johns United Reform Church, Lynwood Grove, Orpington, BR6 0BG · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Bromley that publish fees charge £75–£113 a day for under-2s (3 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Johns United Reform Church, Lynwood Grove, Orpington, BR6 0BG · More nurseries in BR6
Stations
- Orpington7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Petts Wood24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Allington Road / Andover Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Broxbourne Gardens6 min walk
- Broomhill Common11 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Bromley there are about 2.4 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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St John's URC Preschool Group is a sessional pre-school at St. Johns United Reform Church, Lynwood Grove, Orpington, BR6 0BG, in Crofton, Bromley. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's URC Preschool GroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kindred OrpingtonFull-day nursery | Good | £111 | 08:00–18:00 | 0 mo–5 yrs | 0.1 miles |
| Bright Horizons Crofton Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Little Elms Daycare Nursery CroftonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 0 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| Orpington Montessori PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–15:30 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Orpington Day Nursery 2Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Orpington Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | £88.95 | 07:30–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Crofton4
- All nurseries in Bromley161
- All nurseries in BR619
- Nurseries near Orpington station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Crofton Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Perry Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Crofton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Tubbenden Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 1.1 miles
- Poverest Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- Warren Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2022 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 St John's URC Preschool Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John's URC Preschool Group Good at its inspection on 14 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St John's URC Preschool Group take?
St John's URC Preschool Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St John's URC Preschool Group?
Orpington is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 137350 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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