Full-day nursery in Highfields, Leicester
The Preschool Group
St Philip's Church Hall, Evington Road, Leicester, LE2 1QJ · 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
St Philip's Church Hall, Evington Road, Leicester, LE2 1QJ · More nurseries in LE2
Stations
- Leicester19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Glossop Street, Evington Road and Beckingham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park7 min walk
- St Mary’s Triangle10 min walk
- Spinney Hill Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 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 Leicester there are about 4.4 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 Preschool Group is a full-day nursery at St Philip's Church Hall, Evington Road, Leicester, LE2 1QJ, in Highfields, Leicester. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Medway Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Evington Valley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Land of Learning Primary School ages 4–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Crispin's School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Mayflower Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Al-Islamia Institute for Education ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Uplands Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 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 Preschool Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Preschool Group Good at its inspection on 5 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Preschool Group take?
The Preschool Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Preschool Group?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Preschool Group?
You can call 07960 942787.
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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 258305 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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