Full-day nursery in Pardown, Hampshire
Acorns Nursery
St John's Centre, St John's Road, Oakley, Basingstoke, RG23 7DX · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St John's Centre, St John's Road, Oakley, Basingstoke, RG23 7DX · More nurseries in RG23
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Breach Farm, Woodcroft and St Johns Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kennet Way Park10 min walk
- Saint Johns Piece Play Area playground3 min walk
- Upper Farm Road Play Area playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Kennet Way Play Area playground11 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 Hampshire there are about 2.7 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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Acorns Nursery is a full-day nursery at St John's Centre, St John's Road, Oakley, Basingstoke, RG23 7DX, in Pardown, Hampshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Acorns NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oakley Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Oakley Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.3 miles
- Kempshott Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.4 miles
- Kempshott Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.4 miles
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Acorns Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorns Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorns Nursery take?
Acorns Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Acorns Nursery?
You can call 07717 504878 and visit www.oakleyacornsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY346310 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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