Sessional pre-school in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire
The Hermitage Pre-School
The Hermitage, Wilford Road, Ruddington, NG11 6EL · 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
The Hermitage, Wilford Road, Ruddington, NG11 6EL · More nurseries in NG11
Buses
22 bus stops within 400 m, including Church, Wilford Road and Clifton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rushcliffe Country Park10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Hermitage Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Hermitage, Wilford Road, Ruddington, NG11 6EL, in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hermitage Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Toes Day Nursery CliftonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Edwalton Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- James Peacock Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- St Peter's CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.5 miles
- Nethergate Academy ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- The Milford Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.2 miles
- Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2022 1.2 miles
- Highbank Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.4 miles
- Rosecliffe Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.5 miles
- Whitegate Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2021 1.6 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 The Hermitage Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Hermitage Pre-School Good at its inspection on 19 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Hermitage Pre-School take?
The Hermitage Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Hermitage Pre-School?
Holy Trinity is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Hermitage Pre-School?
You can call 07598 231637 and visit thehermitagepreschoolruddington.com.
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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 253414 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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