Full-day nursery in Cainscross, Gloucestershire
St Matthews Playgroup
Church Hall, Church Road, Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4LH · 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
Church Hall, Church Road, Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4LH · More nurseries in GL5
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Westward Court, Frome Gardens and Chapel Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen Elizabeth II Playing Field4 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- 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 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.
What parents say
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St Matthews Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Church Hall, Church Road, Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4LH, in Cainscross, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| St Matthews 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 Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.1 miles
- Foxmoor Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Cashes Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Rodborough Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Lift Callowell Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 miles
- Randwick Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- The Rosary Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- St Rose's Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 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 Matthews Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Matthews Playgroup Good at its inspection on 29 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Matthews Playgroup take?
St Matthews Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Matthews Playgroup?
Stroud (Glos) is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Matthews Playgroup?
You can call 01453 756057 and visit st-matthewsplaygroup.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 101674 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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