Sessional pre-school in Lower Stratton, Swindon
St Margaret's Pre-School
St Margaret's Centre, Kenwin Close, Swindon, SN3 4NY · 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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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Margaret's Centre, Kenwin Close, Swindon, SN3 4NY · More nurseries in SN3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Jacobs Ladder, Park Street and Yiewsley Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grange Drive Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground8 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 Swindon there are about 4.2 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 Margaret's Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St Margaret's Centre, Kenwin Close, Swindon, SN3 4NY, in Lower Stratton, Swindon. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Grange Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Grange Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Colebrook Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Colebrook Infant Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Ruskin Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- South Marston Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- Nythe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.1 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 Margaret's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Margaret's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 24 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Margaret's Pre-School take?
St Margaret's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact St Margaret's Pre-School?
You can call 07816 547752 and visit www.strattonstmargaretspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2623889 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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