Full-day nursery in Sydenham, Warwickshire
The Purple Playhouse
Sydenham Primary School, Calder Walk, LEAMINGTON SPA, CV31 1SA · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2017Reference EY544378Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 November 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sydenham Primary School, Calder Walk, LEAMINGTON SPA, CV31 1SA · More nurseries in CV31
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Croft Medical Centre, Solway Close and Harvest Hill Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Streamside2 min walk
- Millpool Meadows Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Redland Road Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Whitnash Brook Play area playground2 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 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.
What parents say
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The Purple Playhouse is a full-day nursery at Sydenham Primary School, Calder Walk, LEAMINGTON SPA, CV31 1SA, in Sydenham, Warwickshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (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
- Sydenham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Radford Semele CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Whitnash Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.6 miles
- Arise Education ages 5–18 0.7 miles
- Shrubland Street Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Whitnash Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 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 Purple Playhouse's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Purple Playhouse Outstanding at its inspection on 27 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Purple Playhouse take?
The Purple Playhouse is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Purple Playhouse?
Leamington Spa is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Purple Playhouse?
You can call 01926 832693 and visit www.thepurple-playhouse.co.uk.
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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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544378 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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