Sessional pre-school in Hillhead, Cornwall
Stratton Playgroup
New Road, Stratton, Bude, EX23 9AP · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
New Road, Stratton, Bude, EX23 9AP · More nurseries in EX23
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Skitches Corner, Hospital and Berkeley Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Goldsworthy Field7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Cornwall there are about 3.4 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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Stratton Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at New Road, Stratton, Bude, EX23 9AP, in Hillhead, Cornwall. It is registered for 23 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stratton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.1 miles
- Bude Primary Academy - Juniors Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Bude Primary Academy - Infants Primaryages 2–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Marhamchurch CofE Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 1.7 miles
- Budehaven Community School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 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 Stratton Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stratton Playgroup Good at its inspection on 3 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stratton Playgroup take?
Stratton Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 23 children at any one time.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 102959 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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