Full-day nursery in New Headington, Oxfordshire
Julia Durbin Day Nursery
Old Road, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 1994Reference 134013Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 15 January 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places164 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Old Road, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JU · More nurseries in OX3
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including East Entrance, Main Entrance and Roosevelt Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- South Park10 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Southfield Park Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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.
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Julia Durbin Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Old Road, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JU, in New Headington, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 164 children. Its Ofsted report card (January 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 19 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Childbase Partnership Limited.
Run by Childbase Partnership Limited (company), which runs 44 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Windmill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Slade Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Wood Farm Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Headington School Oxford ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Tyndale Community School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Comper Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 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 Julia Durbin Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Julia Durbin Day Nursery was inspected on 15 January 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Julia Durbin Day Nursery take?
Julia Durbin Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 164 children at any one time.
Who runs Julia Durbin Day Nursery?
Julia Durbin Day Nursery is run by Childbase Partnership Limited, which runs 44 nurseries.
How do I contact Julia Durbin Day Nursery?
You can call 01865 744448 and visit childbasepartnership.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 134013 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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