Full-day nursery in Ashmore Green, West Berkshire
Cold Ash Pre School
The Acland Memorial Hall, Hermitage Road, Thatcham, RG18 9JH · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Acland Memorial Hall, Hermitage Road, Thatcham, RG18 9JH · More nurseries in RG18
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Cold Ash Primary School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cold Ash Recreation Ground2 min walk
- Thirtover Place5 min walk
- Playground2 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.
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Cold Ash Pre School is a full-day nursery at The Acland Memorial Hall, Hermitage Road, Thatcham, RG18 9JH, in Ashmore Green, West Berkshire. It is registered for 29 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Curridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.4 miles
- Whitelands Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.5 miles
- Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.7 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 Cold Ash Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cold Ash Pre School Good at its inspection on 24 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cold Ash Pre School take?
Cold Ash Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
How do I contact Cold Ash Pre School?
You can call 07778 442489 and visit www.coldashpreschool.org.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY560354 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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