Ketley Community Centre review
Researched for After-school clubs in Telford
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62 Holyhead Road, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5AN · Service area: Telford
Ketley Community Centre in short
Ketley Community Centre is a parish-council hall in Ketley with five rooms for groups large and small, each carrying an hourly rate on the page alongside kitchen access and extras [1]. Enquiries run through a booking form, a phone line and email, and the page even offers a three-dimensional tour of the building. Our read is that this is the most bookable hall in the round: rates up front and a calendar behind them. Hourly rates on the page run from ten pounds to seventeen fifty, which is rare transparency in this round.
The centre suits you if you need a hall for a party, a class or a regular group, with room sizes and prices stated on the page [1]. The Google record is the deepest in this round: a four point five score from nearly two hundred reviews [2]. Kitchen access and extras such as staging and projectors come on top of the room rate. Nothing on the pages checked describes wraparound childcare or fees for children's activities.
Ketley Community Centre was researched as a possible wraparound option but not assessed as an after-school club, because the Ofsted register search returns no listing [3]. In our judgement that leaves a well-reviewed hireable hall rather than a childcare setting, with no insurance details published either. A sound pick for the party; not a pick for the school run.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Ketley Community Centre suits you if you need a hall in Ketley for a party or a regular group, with hourly rates on the page and 191 Google reviews behind it [1] [2]. What counts against it is status: it is a hireable venue, not an Ofsted-registered setting, and it publishes no insurance details [3].
Score summary
We researched this provider but have not scored it, because it did not meet one of our eligibility requirements.
G3 · The centre is a room-hire venue and the Ofsted register search returns no listing for it, so this requirement fails [3].
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
Strengths
You get a choice of five rooms for 20 to 100 people, each with an hourly rate on the page, plus kitchen access and extras such as staging and projectors [1].
The listing carries 4.5 from 191 Google reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [2].
Enquiries go through a booking form, phone 01952 612035 or email, and the page offers a 3D tour of the building [1].
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Questions about Ketley Community Centre
Is Ketley Community Centre any good?
As a hireable hall, yes: five rooms with hourly rates on the page, kitchen access and extras, backed by the deepest pile of Google reviews in this round [1] [2]. As childcare, no: it is not an Ofsted-registered setting and was not assessed as an after-school club [3]. Book it for parties and regular groups rather than wraparound care. Look at the room photos and the three-dimensional tour before you enquire.
Is Ketley Community Centre registered with Ofsted?
No. The centre is a room-hire venue, and the Ofsted register search returns no listing for it [3]. That is why it was researched but not assessed in this round. Search the register yourself by name to confirm. If you need registered wraparound care, shortlist the two ranked clubs on the trade page instead.
What does Ketley Community Centre charge?
Hourly hire rates for each room are published on the parish council page, alongside kitchen access and equipment extras [1]. No fees for children's activities are shown, and no insurance details appear on the pages checked. Ask for the full cost of your event in writing, including any extras and the cancellation terms.
Where is Ketley Community Centre?
From Holyhead Road in Ketley, with Telford as its recorded service area [1]. The hall sits close to the centre of the village, which helps for parties drawing guests from across town. Its recorded service area is Telford, and the village setting suits guests coming from across the borough. Check parking for evening events before you send the invitations.
How do I book a room?
Through the booking form on the parish council room-hire page, or by phone and email, with a three-dimensional tour of the building to browse first [1]. Give your date, your numbers and your layout, and ask for the room, the rate and the access time together in one written reply.
What do the reviews say, and how is it ranked?
Google carries a four point five score from nearly two hundred reviews, the strongest public record in this round [2]. The centre is not ranked here, since only Ofsted-registered settings are assessed as after-school clubs. Read a spread of the Google reviews yourself, then look round the rooms before you book.
Others assessed for this trade
- Aqueduct After Hours Club65.7 / 100Ranked 1. Best for long-registered wraparound care beside Aqueduct Primary School.
- Earlyworld Kids Club63.8 / 100Ranked 2. Best for Ofsted-registered wraparound care for ages 4 to 11.
Sources
- Ketley Parish Council — room hire, prices and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — Ketley Community Centre Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Ofsted — register search (no listing returned) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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