Full-day nursery in Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire
St Mary's Playgroup
Social Centre, St Marys Avenue, Leicester, LE3 3FT · 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 May 2014Reference EY477732Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 September 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Social Centre, St Marys Avenue, Leicester, LE3 3FT · More nurseries in LE3
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Holmfield Avenue East, Braunstone Crossroads and Beech Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Holmfield Park2 min walk
- Thorpe Astley Park & Playing Field7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- King's Walk play area playground11 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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 Mary's Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Social Centre, St Marys Avenue, Leicester, LE3 3FT, in Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 41 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fossebrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Emmanuel Christian School ages 4–16 0.7 miles
- Kingsway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Braunstone Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Queensmead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- New Lubbesthorpe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 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 9 June 2022, 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 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact St Mary's Playgroup?
You can call 07814 543651 and visit www.saintmarysplaygroup.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY477732 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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