Full-day nursery in Wem, Shropshire
Wem Playmates Nursery
Unit 1, Wem Business Park, New Street, Wem, SHREWSBURY, SY4 5JX · 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 October 2012Reference EY454398Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 November 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
Unit 1, Wem Business Park, New Street, Wem, SHREWSBURY, SY4 5JX · More nurseries in SY4
Stations
- Wem7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Wem Recreation Ground4 min walk
- Wheatfields Play Area12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- John Dromgool Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- The Grove Play Area 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 Shropshire there are about 3 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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Wem Playmates Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unit 1, Wem Business Park, New Street, Wem, SHREWSBURY, SY4 5JX, in Wem, Shropshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wem Playmates NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- The Thomas Adams School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 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 Wem Playmates Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wem Playmates Nursery Good at its inspection on 20 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wem Playmates Nursery take?
Wem Playmates Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Wem Playmates Nursery?
Wem is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wem Playmates Nursery?
You can call 01939 233643 and visit www.wemplaymates.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 EY454398 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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