Full-day nursery in Charlbury, Oxfordshire
Nära Charlbury Nursery
The Charlbury Railway Children, The Old Pill Factory, Forest Road, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, OX7 3HH · 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 June 2023Reference 2733150Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 18 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Charlbury Railway Children, The Old Pill Factory, Forest Road, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, OX7 3HH · More nurseries in OX7
Stations
- Charlbury2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Charlbury Station forecourt.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mill Field6 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.
What parents say
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Nära Charlbury Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Charlbury Railway Children, The Old Pill Factory, Forest Road, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, OX7 3HH, in Charlbury, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 11 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Nära Nurseries Limited.
Run by Nära Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nära Charlbury NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Rosewood NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.3 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Charlbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 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 Nära Charlbury Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nära Charlbury Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nära Charlbury Nursery take?
Nära Charlbury Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs Nära Charlbury Nursery?
Nära Charlbury Nursery is run by Nära Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Nära Charlbury Nursery?
Charlbury is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Nära Charlbury Nursery?
You can call 01608 811099 and visit naracharlbury.com.
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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 2733150 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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