Full-day nursery in Purley on Thames, West Berkshire
Barn Owl Day Nursery
1117 Oxford Road, Tilehurst, READING, RG31 6UT · 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 July 2009Reference EY396413Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 May 2026Food 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
1117 Oxford Road, Tilehurst, READING, RG31 6UT · More nurseries in RG31
Stations
- Tilehurst22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Footpath to Highfield Road, New Hill and Cecil Aldin Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Purley Gardens8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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 West Berkshire 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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Barn Owl Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1117 Oxford Road, Tilehurst, READING, RG31 6UT, in Purley on Thames, West Berkshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Owl Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Long Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Purley CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.3 miles
- Brookfields School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected September 2019 0.3 miles
- Westwood Farm Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Westwood Farm Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Downsway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Pangbourne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Norcot Early Years Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.3 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 Barn Owl Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barn Owl Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barn Owl Day Nursery take?
Barn Owl Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Barn Owl Day Nursery?
Tilehurst is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Barn Owl Day Nursery?
You can call 0118 942 5555 and visit www.barnowldaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY396413 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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