Full-day nursery in Marcham, Oxfordshire
Marcham Pre-School Playgroup
Marcham C of E School, Morland Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6PY · 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 2007Reference EY364409Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 February 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
Marcham C of E School, Morland Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6PY · More nurseries in OX13
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Morland Road, Hyde Farm Nurseries and Longfields.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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.
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Marcham Pre-School Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Marcham C of E School, Morland Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6PY, in Marcham, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcham Pre-School PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Marcham Little Angels NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| Dalton Pre-School NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Little Dots Abingdon NorthFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
| Duchess Nursery AbingdonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
| Wootton and Dry Sandford PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- The Manor Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.8 miles
- Drayton Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.8 miles
- Larkmead School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.7 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 Marcham Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Marcham Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 19 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Marcham Pre-School Playgroup take?
Marcham Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY364409 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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