Ofsted report card

The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne

Stockport Road, LONDON · SW16 5XE

Inspected by Ofsted on 11 February 2026 under the report card framework.

Curriculum and teaching Not inspected
Achievement Not inspected
Behaviour and routines Strong Standard
Welfare and wellbeing Strong Standard
Inclusion Strong Standard
Leadership and governance Expected Standard

Curriculum and teaching and Achievement were not inspected here — a setting is only graded on the areas its registration covers, so this is not a gap in its practice.

What each grade means

Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Behaviour and routines

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Welfare and wellbeing

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Inclusion

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Leadership and governance

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Registration

Ofsted URN
403795
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care
Ages
3 to 11
Registered places
120
Registered since
23 August 2001
Local authority
Lambeth

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Stockport Road, LONDON · SW16 5XE. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 11 February 2020 inspection compliant
  2. 10 July 2015 inspection Outstanding
  3. 18 May 2010 inspection Good
  4. 16 January 2007 inspection
  5. 15 July 2004 inspection

Common questions

When was The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne last inspected by Ofsted? +

The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne in Stockport Road, LONDON was last inspected on 11 February 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne? +

Ofsted graded 4 areas: behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Why are some areas not graded for The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne? +

Ofsted did not grade curriculum and teaching or achievement at this setting. A provider is only graded on the areas its registration covers — an out-of-school club, for example, is not inspected on delivering the early years curriculum. It is not a gap in the setting's practice.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

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.

What ages does The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne take? +

The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne is registered for children aged 3 to 11.

How many children can The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne take? +

The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne is registered for up to 120 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.

How long has The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne been registered? +

The Play Professionals at Woodmansterne has been registered with Ofsted since 23 August 2001. Its unique reference number (URN) is 403795.

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