Sessional pre-school in Donnington, West Berkshire
Love Lane Pre-School
Shaw cum Donnington Village Hall, Love Lane, Donnington, NEWBURY, RG14 2JG · 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
Shaw cum Donnington Village Hall, Love Lane, Donnington, NEWBURY, RG14 2JG · More nurseries in RG14
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Donnington Park, The Castle Inn and Bastion Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 West Berkshire there are about 2.7 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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Love Lane Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Shaw cum Donnington Village Hall, Love Lane, Donnington, NEWBURY, RG14 2JG, in Donnington, West Berkshire. It is registered for 26 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 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Lane Pre-SchoolThis 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
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 under 0.1 miles
- The Castle School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Winchcombe School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Speenhamland School Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Victoria Park Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- iCollege Alternative Provision ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 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 Love Lane Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Love Lane Pre-School Good at its inspection on 29 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Love Lane Pre-School take?
Love Lane Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Love Lane Pre-School?
Newbury is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Love Lane Pre-School?
You can call 07900 120202 and visit www.lovelanepreschool.co.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
- 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 507889 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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