Full-day nursery in Upper Stratton, Swindon
St Philips Preschool
St Philips Church Hall, Beechcroft Road, Swindon, SN2 7RE · 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
St Philips Church Hall, Beechcroft Road, Swindon, SN2 7RE · More nurseries in SN2
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including St Philip's Church, St Philip's Road and Espringham Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Merton Fields Millennium Green2 min walk
- Headlands Grove8 min walk
- Penhill Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Swindon there are about 4.2 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 Philips Preschool is a full-day nursery at St Philips Church Hall, Beechcroft Road, Swindon, SN2 7RE, in Upper Stratton, Swindon. 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 1 review (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Beechcroft Infant School Primaryages 4–7 0.1 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Connex ages 4–16 0.4 miles
- Ruskin Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Crowdys Hill School ages 4–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Seven Fields Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- Grange Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Swindon Academy All-throughages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is St Philips Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Philips Preschool Good at its inspection on 13 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Philips Preschool take?
St Philips Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Philips Preschool?
Swindon is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Philips Preschool?
You can call 01793 705769 and visit www.stphilipspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2541451 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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