Ofsted record

Stockton Lane Pre-School

Stockton Lane, York · URN 2783162

According to Ofsted's inspection on 19 May 2026, Stockton Lane Pre-School in Stockton Lane, York was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching: Expected Standard; achievement: Expected Standard; behaviour and routines: Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing: Expected Standard; inclusion: Needs Attention; leadership and governance: Needs Attention. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.

Stockton Lane, York · YO31 1JG. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby

  1. Inspected 19 May 2026

    5 months ago

    Report card: six areas graded separately.

    Curriculum and teaching Expected Standard
    Achievement Expected Standard
    Behaviour and routines Needs Attention
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    Inclusion Needs Attention
    Leadership and governance Needs Attention

    What each grade means

    Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.

    Curriculum and teaching Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Achievement Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Behaviour and routines Needs Attention
    Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Inclusion Needs Attention
    Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
    Leadership and governance Needs Attention
    Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

On the register

Ofsted URN
2783162
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Ages
2 to 4
Registered places
25
Registered since
5 April 2024
Local authority
York

On the Early Years Register.

Common questions

When was Stockton Lane Pre-School last inspected by Ofsted? +

Stockton Lane Pre-School in Stockton Lane, York 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.

What did Ofsted say about Stockton Lane Pre-School? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; 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.

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 Stockton Lane Pre-School take? +

Stockton Lane Pre-School is registered for children aged 2 to 4.

How many children can Stockton Lane Pre-School take? +

Stockton Lane Pre-School is registered for up to 25 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.

How long has Stockton Lane Pre-School been registered? +

Stockton Lane Pre-School has been registered with Ofsted since 5 April 2024. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2783162.

Nearby settings

Do you run Stockton Lane Pre-School?

Claim it to see every inspection Ofsted has published for this setting in one place, with the report text analysed area by area and how you compare with settings nearby, and to add your own description, hours and contact details to this page. Free, for the people who run it.

Your free account also includes

  • Search every Ofsted inspector
  • Inspector sentiment analysis, and every inspection they've carried out
  • Every new inspection near you, with what changed since the last visit
  • Regional analysis, and a map of every setting
  • Provider groups: every setting a group runs, side by side

You will need an account, and we check every claim by hand.

Claim this setting

Inspection and registration information is published by Ofsted and reproduced by Little Bees Nursery Intelligence under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Little Bees is not affiliated with Ofsted. The grade descriptions are our plain-English summaries of where each grade sits against the standard, not Ofsted's own criteria.

Run this setting and think something here is wrong or out of date? and we will check it against Ofsted's register and correct it. How listings work.