Sessional pre-school in Highfield, Gloucestershire
Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup
Whiteshill Scout Hut, Whiteshill Playing Fields, Main Road,Whiteshill, Stroud, GL6 6AN · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Whiteshill Scout Hut, Whiteshill Playing Fields, Main Road,Whiteshill, Stroud, GL6 6AN · More nurseries in GL6
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Star Inn, Whiteshill Primary and St Paul's Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whiteshill Playground1 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.
What parents say
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Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Whiteshill Scout Hut, Whiteshill Playing Fields, Main Road,Whiteshill, Stroud, GL6 6AN, in Highfield, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026).
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| Whiteshill Preschool PlaygroupThis 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
- Whiteshill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Lift Callowell Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Randwick Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Cashes Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- St Rose's Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- The Rosary Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Uplands Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.2 miles
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.3 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 Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup Good at its inspection on 5 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup take?
Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup?
Stroud (Glos) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup?
You can call 07591 240203 and visit whiteshillplaygroup.co.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY348590 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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