Full-day nursery in Grimsbury, Oxfordshire
Grow Learn Play Project
East Street Centre, Calder Close, Banbury, OX16 3WR · 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 September 2021Reference 2638379Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 May 2026Food 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
East Street Centre, Calder Close, Banbury, OX16 3WR · More nurseries in OX16
Stations
- Banbury15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including The Byeway, Tesco Express and Brinkburn Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moorfield Park6 min walk
- Spiceball Country Park11 min walk
- Bridge Street Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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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Grow Learn Play Project is a full-day nursery at East Street Centre, Calder Close, Banbury, OX16 3WR, in Grimsbury, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 13 reviews (October 2026).
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| Grow Learn Play ProjectThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.3 miles
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.8 miles
- St John's Priory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Harriers Banbury Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.2 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 1.3 miles
- The Grange Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 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 Grow Learn Play Project's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Grow Learn Play Project Good at its inspection on 11 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Grow Learn Play Project take?
Grow Learn Play Project is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Grow Learn Play Project?
Banbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Grow Learn Play Project?
You can call 01295 257100 and visit glpp.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2638379 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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