Sessional pre-school in Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire
The Good Shepherd Pre-School
Weaverthorpe Scout Hut, 78a Weaverthorpe Road, Woodthorpe, NG5 4PT · 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
Weaverthorpe Scout Hut, 78a Weaverthorpe Road, Woodthorpe, NG5 4PT · More nurseries in NG5
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Walsingham Road, Shops and Weaverthorpe Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Overstrand Close Open Space9 min walk
- Playground8 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 Nottinghamshire there are about 3.2 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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The Good Shepherd Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Weaverthorpe Scout Hut, 78a Weaverthorpe Road, Woodthorpe, NG5 4PT, in Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, 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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Shepherd Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Coteswood House Pre-School and Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ernehale Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.1 miles
- Ernehale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Woodthorpe Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Arno Vale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Arnold View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Coppice Farm Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 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 Good Shepherd Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Good Shepherd Pre-School Good at its inspection on 28 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Good Shepherd Pre-School take?
The Good Shepherd Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Good Shepherd Pre-School?
You can call 07971 382837 and visit goodshepherdpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY334654 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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