Sessional pre-school in Lower Caversham, Reading
Caversham Nursery School 0-3s
Cavershams Children's Centre, 114 Amersham Road, Reading, RG4 5NA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 2014Reference EY479686Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places33 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 December 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
Cavershams Children's Centre, 114 Amersham Road, Reading, RG4 5NA · More nurseries in RG4
Stations
- Reading23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Ian Mikardo Way, Amersham Road and Forge Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Amersham Road Estate Park3 min walk
- Kings Meadow8 min walk
- Hills Meadow9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Amersham Road Recreation Ground playground5 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 Reading there are about 3.6 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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Caversham Nursery School 0-3s is a sessional pre-school at Cavershams Children's Centre, 114 Amersham Road, Reading, RG4 5NA, in Lower Caversham, Reading. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 16 reviews (October 2026).
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| Caversham Nursery School 0-3sThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Caversham Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- New Bridge Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Micklands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- New Town Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Thameside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Caversham Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 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 Caversham Nursery School 0-3s's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Caversham Nursery School 0-3s Outstanding at its inspection on 1 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Caversham Nursery School 0-3s take?
Caversham Nursery School 0-3s is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Caversham Nursery School 0-3s?
Reading is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Caversham Nursery School 0-3s?
You can call 0118 937 5429 and visit www.reysfederation.org.
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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 EY479686 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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