Full-day nursery in Shottery, Warwickshire
The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool
Drayton Avenue, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9PB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Drayton Avenue, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9PB · More nurseries in CV37
Stations
- Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Stratford-upon-Avon15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Drayton Close, Drayton Avenue and Brookside Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Community Garden9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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 Warwickshire there are about 2.7 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.
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The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool is a full-day nursery at Drayton Avenue, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9PB, in Shottery, Warwickshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Polkadot Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Polkadot Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bishopton Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Thomas Jolyffe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 miles
- Welcombe Hills School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Stratford Preparatory School ages 4–11 1.0 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 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 The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 7 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool take?
The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool?
The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool is run by Polkadot Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool?
Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Old Station Nursery, Stratford-upon-Avon Preschool?
You can call 01789 268929 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY314529 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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