Full-day nursery in Grimsbury, Oxfordshire
Grimsbury Manor Nursery School
Grimsbury Manor, Meads Farm Lane, Banbury, OX16 3JX · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Grimsbury Manor, Meads Farm Lane, Banbury, OX16 3JX · More nurseries in OX16
Stations
- Banbury20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Wildmere Close, Manor Road and Grimsbury Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Spiceball Country Park5 min walk
- Moorfield Park9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 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.
What parents say
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Grimsbury Manor Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Grimsbury Manor, Meads Farm Lane, Banbury, OX16 3JX, in Grimsbury, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 93 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Storal Nurseries Limited.
Run by Storal Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 29 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Hanwell Fields Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Cherry Fields Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2022 1.0 miles
- St John's Priory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Hill View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 miles
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.2 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 Grimsbury Manor Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Grimsbury Manor Nursery School Good at its inspection on 23 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Grimsbury Manor Nursery School take?
Grimsbury Manor Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 93 children at any one time.
Who runs Grimsbury Manor Nursery School?
Grimsbury Manor Nursery School is run by Storal Nurseries Limited, which runs 29 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Grimsbury Manor Nursery School?
Banbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Grimsbury Manor Nursery School?
You can call 01295 584170 and visit www.storal.com.
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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
- 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 2690851 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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