According to Ofsted's inspection on 8 December 2025, Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School in Selby, North Yorkshire was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Inspected 8 December 2025
9 months ago
Report card — six areas graded separately.
Curriculum and teachingExpected Standard
AchievementExpected Standard
Behaviour and routinesStrong Standard
Welfare and wellbeingStrong Standard
InclusionStrong Standard
Leadership and governanceStrong Standard
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 teachingExpected Standard
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
AchievementExpected Standard
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Behaviour and routinesStrong Standard
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Welfare and wellbeingStrong Standard
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
InclusionStrong Standard
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Leadership and governanceStrong Standard
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Earlier inspections
26 February 2020Good
25 February 2014Outstanding
15 September 2009Good
8 March 2007Good
8 November 2004Good
On the register
Ofsted URN
400317
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
28 October 1992
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Selby, North Yorkshire · YO8 3YP. Location from the Ofsted register.
On the Early Years Register.
Common questions
When was Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School last inspected by Ofsted? +
Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School in Selby, North Yorkshire was last inspected on 8 December 2025. 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 Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School? +
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. 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.
How long has Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School been registered? +
Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School has been registered with Ofsted since 28 October 1992. Its unique reference number (URN) is 400317.
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