Sessional pre-school in The Reddings, Gloucestershire
The Reddings Playgroup
The Reddings Community Centre, North Road West, The Reddings, Cheltenham, GL51 6RF · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2000Reference 101891Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 June 2025Food 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
The Reddings Community Centre, North Road West, The Reddings, Cheltenham, GL51 6RF · More nurseries in GL51
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including North Road West, Grovefield Way and Hatherley Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chalford Avenue Open Space3 min walk
- Barrington Avenue Open Spaces4 min walk
- Golden Valley Open Space11 min walk
- Reddings Road Open Space12 min walk
- Grace Gardens Open Space12 min walk
- Playground3 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 Gloucestershire there are about 2.9 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 Reddings Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at The Reddings Community Centre, North Road West, The Reddings, Cheltenham, GL51 6RF, in The Reddings, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The Reddings Playgroup Committee.
Run by The Reddings Playgroup Committee (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Reddings PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Dingley's Promise CheltenhamSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mark's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Benhall Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Lakeside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Greatfield Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Dean Close Preparatory School ages 2–14has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Springbank Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.6 miles
- Belmont School ages 4–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 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 Reddings Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Reddings Playgroup Good at its inspection on 27 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Reddings Playgroup take?
The Reddings Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
Who runs The Reddings Playgroup?
The Reddings Playgroup is run by The Reddings Playgroup Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Reddings Playgroup?
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 101891 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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