Full-day nursery in Bengeo, Hertfordshire
St. Joseph's Playgroup
North Road, HERTFORD, SG14 2BU · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
North Road, HERTFORD, SG14 2BU · More nurseries in SG14
Stations
- Hertford North4 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Hertford East22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including St Joseph's School and Hertford North Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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. Joseph's Playgroup is a full-day nursery at North Road, HERTFORD, SG14 2BU, in Bengeo, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham ParkFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at HertfordFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Hollybush Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Mill Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Duncombe School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Bengeo Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Hertford Prep ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Abel Smith School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 1.0 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. Joseph's Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Joseph's Playgroup Good at its inspection on 13 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Joseph's Playgroup take?
St. Joseph's Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St. Joseph's Playgroup?
Hertford North is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St. Joseph's Playgroup?
You can call 07814 849274 and visit www.stjosephsplaygrouphertford.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 401997 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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