Sessional pre-school in Innsworth, Gloucestershire
St Mary's Playgroup
St Mary's RC Primary School, Cheltenham Road East, GLOUCESTER, GL3 1HU · 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 September 1992Reference 101569Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 18 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
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 Mary's RC Primary School, Cheltenham Road East, GLOUCESTER, GL3 1HU · More nurseries in GL3
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Pirton Lane, St Mary's School and Morley Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Gloucestershire 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.
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St Mary's Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at St Mary's RC Primary School, Cheltenham Road East, GLOUCESTER, GL3 1HU, in Innsworth, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Innsworth Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Innsworth Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Longlevens Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primaryages 3–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 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 Mary's Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Mary's Playgroup Good at its inspection on 18 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Mary's Playgroup take?
St Mary's Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact St Mary's Playgroup?
You can call 07706 496284 and visit playgroupstmarys.org.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 101569 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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