Full-day nursery in Caldecott, Oxfordshire
Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool
18 Marcham Road, ABINGDON, OX14 1AA · 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 February 2013Reference EY458407Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 9 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places114 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
18 Marcham Road, ABINGDON, OX14 1AA · More nurseries in OX14
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Victoria Road, Community Hospital and Colwell Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- MG Garden2 min walk
- Ladygrove Meadow3 min walk
- Albert Park5 min walk
- Miele Water Park10 min walk
- Tower Close Playpark playground4 min walk
- Chaunterell Way playpark playground6 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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Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 18 Marcham Road, ABINGDON, OX14 1AA, in Caldecott, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 114 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 14 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Carswell Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Caldecott Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Abingdon School ages 4–19 0.4 miles
- Thameside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- The Manor Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Dunmore Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.1 miles
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.1 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 Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 9 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 114 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
How do I contact Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01235 422052 and visit www.brighthorizons.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 EY458407 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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