South Cernery, Cirencester · GL7 5RD
Inspected by Ofsted on 19 May 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
South Cernery, Cirencester · GL7 5RD. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Duke of Gloucester Playgroup in South Cernery, Cirencester was last inspected on 19 May 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Duke of Gloucester Playgroup is registered for children aged 2 to 4.
Duke of Gloucester Playgroup is registered for up to 44 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Duke of Gloucester Playgroup has been registered with Ofsted since 12 May 1997. Its unique reference number (URN) is 101655.