Full-day nursery in Northumberland Heath, Bexley
St Paul's Playgroup
Church Hall, Mill Road, Northumberland Heath, Erith, DA8 1HN · 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 115376Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 September 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
Church Hall, Mill Road, Northumberland Heath, Erith, DA8 1HN · More nurseries in DA8
Stations
- Barnehurst14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Erith22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Mill Road, Northumberland Park and Barnehurst Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bursted Woods10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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 Paul's Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Church Hall, Mill Road, Northumberland Heath, Erith, DA8 1HN, in Northumberland Heath, Bexley. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Northumberland Heath3
- All nurseries in Bexley93
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- Nurseries near Barnehurst station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Northumberland Heath Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.2 miles
- Barnehurst Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Barnehurst Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Woodside Academy ages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Bursted Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Fairford Academy Barnehurst Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 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 Paul's Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Paul's Playgroup Good at its inspection on 19 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Paul's Playgroup take?
St Paul's Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Paul's Playgroup?
Barnehurst is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 115376 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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