Sessional pre-school in Crayford, Bexley
St Mary's Playgroup
St Mary of the Crays, Church Centre, 114 Old Road, Crayford, DA1 4DZ · 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 October 1992Reference 115372Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 February 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
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 of the Crays, Church Centre, 114 Old Road, Crayford, DA1 4DZ · More nurseries in DA1
Stations
- Crayford11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Barnehurst24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Bourne Road, Old Road / Perry Street and Bexley Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shenstone Park1 min walk
- Waterside Gardens7 min walk
- Martens Grove8 min walk
- Playground2 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 Bexley there are about 3.3 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 of the Crays, Church Centre, 114 Old Road, Crayford, DA1 4DZ, in Crayford, Bexley. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, 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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| Nickie's Nippers Pre School LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–15:30 | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| The Cottage NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Next Generation Day Nursey (Barnehurst) LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | from 3 mo | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Crayford6
- All nurseries in Bexley93
- All nurseries in DA123
- Nurseries near Barnehurst station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Shenstone School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Paulinus Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Mayplace Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Haberdashers' Crayford Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Gravel Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Wentworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Fairford Academy Barnehurst Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 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 22 June 2023, 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 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Mary's Playgroup?
Crayford is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Mary's Playgroup?
You can call 01322 555894.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
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- 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 115372 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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