Full-day nursery in Grendon Underwood & The Claydons, Buckinghamshire
Circle Centre
The Old School, Middle Claydon, Buckingham, MK18 2ET · 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 April 2013Reference EY462850Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places10 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 July 2016Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Old School, Middle Claydon, Buckingham, MK18 2ET · More nurseries in MK18
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Village Centre and Claydon House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Claydon Park2 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 Buckinghamshire there are about 2.6 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.
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Circle Centre is a full-day nursery at The Old School, Middle Claydon, Buckingham, MK18 2ET, in Grendon Underwood & The Claydons, Buckinghamshire. It is registered for 10 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Circle CentreThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- East Claydon Church of England School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.5 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 Circle Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Circle Centre Outstanding at its inspection on 14 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Circle Centre take?
Circle Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 10 children at any one time.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY462850 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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