Full-day nursery in Headington, Oxfordshire
ABC Nursery
11 Sandfield Road, Headington, OXFORD, OX3 7RG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 1997Reference 134038Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
11 Sandfield Road, Headington, OXFORD, OX3 7RG · More nurseries in OX3
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Sandfield Road, Headington School and Headington Shops.
Parks and playgrounds
- Staunton Road Rest Area6 min walk
- Staunton Road Open Space7 min walk
- Bury Knowle Park9 min walk
- Sandfield Road Park10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Oxfordshire there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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ABC Nursery is a full-day nursery at 11 Sandfield Road, Headington, OXFORD, OX3 7RG, in Headington, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Headington School Oxford ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Windmill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- New Marston Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Slade Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Barton Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is ABC Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated ABC Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can ABC Nursery take?
ABC Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
How do I contact ABC Nursery?
You can call 01865 439051 and visit abcnurseryheadington.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 134038 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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