Sessional pre-school in Wheatcroft, North Yorkshire
Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup
St Michael's Youth Hall, Filey Road, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 3AA · 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 August 1992Reference 400457Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 March 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
St Michael's Youth Hall, Filey Road, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 3AA · More nurseries in YO11
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Wheatcroft Post Office, Wheatcroft Garage and Cornelian Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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.
What parents say
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Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at St Michael's Youth Hall, Filey Road, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 3AA, in Wheatcroft, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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| Wheatcroft Preschool PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Wheatcroft Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.2 miles
- Scarborough College ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.3 miles
- Springhead School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 1.3 miles
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.5 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 Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup Good at its inspection on 7 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup take?
Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup?
Scarborough is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wheatcroft Preschool Playgroup?
You can call 01723 363179 and visit wheatcroftpreschool.com.
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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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 400457 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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