Sessional pre-school in Southcote, Reading
Grange Pre-School
Grange United Reformed Church, Circuit Lane, READING, RG30 3HD · 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 March 1967Reference 116829Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 March 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
Grange United Reformed Church, Circuit Lane, READING, RG30 3HD · More nurseries in RG30
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Circuit Lane, Fawley Road and Coronation Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Southcote Linear Park2 min walk
- Coronation Square6 min walk
- Prospect Park8 min walk
- Reading Society of Model Engineers8 min walk
- Courage Park12 min walk
- Southcote Farm Lane 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 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.
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Grange Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Grange United Reformed Church, Circuit Lane, READING, RG30 3HD, in Southcote, Reading. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southcote Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- The Holy Brook School ages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Kennet Valley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Horizons Ap Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- St Edward's Prep ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Battle Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.9 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 Grange Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Grange Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 19 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Grange Pre-School take?
Grange Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Grange Pre-School?
Reading Green Park is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Grange Pre-School?
You can call 0118 956 8528 and visit www.thegrangepre-school.org.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 116829 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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