Full-day nursery in Easington, Oxfordshire
Hobby Horse Children's Centre
Oxford and Cherwell College, (Banbury Campus), Mewburn Road, Banbury, OX16 9PA · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Oxford and Cherwell College, (Banbury Campus), Mewburn Road, Banbury, OX16 9PA · More nurseries in OX16
Stations
- Banbury22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Hornbeam Close, Bath Road and Bretch Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stanbridge Park7 min walk
- People's Park8 min walk
- Easington Park8 min walk
- Princess Diana Park10 min walk
- Browning Road Park11 min walk
- Playground4 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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Hobby Horse Children's Centre is a full-day nursery at Oxford and Cherwell College, (Banbury Campus), Mewburn Road, Banbury, OX16 9PA, in Easington, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Frank Wise School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Queensway School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.2 miles
- Harriers Banbury Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Orchard Fields Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- St John's Priory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- Hill View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 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 Hobby Horse Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hobby Horse Children's Centre Good at its inspection on 11 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hobby Horse Children's Centre take?
Hobby Horse Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hobby Horse Children's Centre?
Banbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hobby Horse Children's Centre?
You can call 01865 551662 and visit banbury.activatelearning.ac.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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 133593 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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