Sessional pre-school in Harwell, Oxfordshire
Little Pippins Pre-School
The Freeman Orchard, Gaveston Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HP · 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 October 1993Reference 133726Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 July 2022Food 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
The Freeman Orchard, Gaveston Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HP · More nurseries in OX11
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street and Tyrrells Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Little Pippins Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Freeman Orchard, Gaveston Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HP, in Harwell, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Harwell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.1 miles
- Didcot Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- Aureus Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2022 1.2 miles
- St Blaise CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.3 miles
- Stephen Freeman Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- UTC Oxfordshire Secondaryages 14–19Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- Aureus School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Didcot Girls' School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 1.8 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 Little Pippins Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Pippins Pre-School Good at its inspection on 21 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Pippins Pre-School take?
Little Pippins Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Pippins Pre-School?
You can call 01235 821741 and visit littlepippins.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 133726 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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