Sessional pre-school in Bakewell, Derbyshire
The Bakewell Preschool Playgroup Ltd
St. John Hall, Dagnall Gardens, Bakewell, DE45 1EN · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. John Hall, Dagnall Gardens, Bakewell, DE45 1EN · More nurseries in DE45
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Woodside Drive, Matlock Street and Holywell.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riverside Garden6 min walk
- Playground5 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 Derbyshire 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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The Bakewell Preschool Playgroup Ltd is a sessional pre-school at St. John Hall, Dagnall Gardens, Bakewell, DE45 1EN, in Bakewell, Derbyshire. It is registered for 17 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bakewell CofE Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Bakewell Methodist Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.3 miles
- St Anselm's School ages 0–13has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Lady Manners School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.5 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 The Bakewell Preschool Playgroup Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Bakewell Preschool Playgroup Ltd Good at its inspection on 24 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Bakewell Preschool Playgroup Ltd take?
The Bakewell Preschool Playgroup Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 17 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 2541133 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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