St Helens Playgroup
Latest Ofsted grade for St Helens Playgroup in Ipswich, Suffolk: Expected Standard. Inspection history, evaluation areas and report PDFs for URN 251649 on Ofsted Insights.
Provider details
| Name | St Helens Playgroup |
|---|---|
| URN | 251649 |
| Provider type | Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Town | Ipswich |
| Address | St Helen's Church, St Helen's Street |
| Postcode | IP4 2LS |
| Telephone | 07507455185 |
| Registered | 23 July 1999 |
| Registration status | Active |
Latest inspection
| Inspection date | 22 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Report published | 5 June 2026 |
| Framework | Renewed EIF 2025 |
| Headline measure (lowest graded area) | Expected Standard |
| Curriculum & Teaching | Expected Standard |
| Achievement | Expected Standard |
| Inclusion | Expected Standard |
| Leadership & Governance | Expected Standard |
| Behaviour, Attitudes & Routines | Expected Standard |
| Children's Welfare & Wellbeing | Expected Standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
The renewed Education Inspection Framework does not give an overall grade. The headline measure is the lowest graded area, an Ofsted Insights measure explained in the methodology.
Ofsted reports
Previous inspections
- 23 June 2025 — Pre-2025 — Requires Improvement (report PDF)
- 30 October 2019 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
- 18 June 2015 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
- 9 March 2009 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
- 27 January 2006 — Pre-2025 — Satisfactory (report PDF)
Data refreshed from Ofsted on 8 June 2026.