Sessional pre-school in Calthorpe, Oxfordshire
Chasewell Playgroup
C/o Chasewell Community Centre, Avocet Way, Banbury, OX16 9YA · 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 January 1993Reference 133597Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 February 2023Food 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
C/o Chasewell Community Centre, Avocet Way, Banbury, OX16 9YA · More nurseries in OX16
Stations
- Banbury19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including St Johns School, Whimbrel Way and Ashridge Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Saint Louis Meadow Park3 min walk
- Bankside Park9 min walk
- Longford Park9 min walk
- Sports field9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- 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.
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Chasewell Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at C/o Chasewell Community Centre, Avocet Way, Banbury, OX16 9YA, in Calthorpe, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Grange Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Harriers Banbury Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- St John's Priory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Longford Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Queensway School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 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 Chasewell Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chasewell Playgroup Good at its inspection on 16 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chasewell Playgroup take?
Chasewell Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Chasewell Playgroup?
Banbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chasewell Playgroup?
You can call 01295 275363 and visit chasewellnursery.wixsite.com.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 133597 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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