Sessional pre-school in Calcot, West Berkshire
Beansheaf Community Pre-School
Beansheaf Community Centre, Linear Park, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7AW · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Beansheaf Community Centre, Linear Park, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7AW · More nurseries in RG31
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Torcross Grove, Sandown Avenue and Calcot Priory.
Parks and playgrounds
- Holybrook Linear Park (West)2 min walk
- Pincents Hill11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 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 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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Beansheaf Community Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Beansheaf Community Centre, Linear Park, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7AW, in Calcot, West Berkshire. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beansheaf Community Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Acorns Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Tigers at Theale Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Kennet Valley CaterpillarsSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Fledglings Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Stepping Stones Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Goldilocks Nursery (Reading) LimitedFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Calcot Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Kennet Valley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.1 miles
- Birch Copse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 1.2 miles
- Churchend Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.2 miles
- Park Lane Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 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 Beansheaf Community Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Beansheaf Community Pre-School Good at its inspection on 18 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Beansheaf Community Pre-School take?
Beansheaf Community Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Beansheaf Community Pre-School?
Theale is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 507892 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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