Full-day nursery in Calthorpe, Oxfordshire
Nära Horton
Horton Hospital, Oxford Road, BANBURY, OX16 9AL · 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 September 2022Reference 2699563Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 December 2025Food 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
Horton Hospital, Oxford Road, BANBURY, OX16 9AL · More nurseries in OX16
Stations
- Banbury15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Horton Hospital, Easington Road and Hightown Gardens for Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Easington Park4 min walk
- Saint Louis Meadow Park5 min walk
- Bankside Park11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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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Nära Horton is a full-day nursery at Horton Hospital, Oxford Road, BANBURY, OX16 9AL, in Calthorpe, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 13 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Nära Nurseries Limited.
Run by Nära Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Harriers Banbury Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- St John's Priory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- The Grange Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Queensway School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 miles
- Frank Wise School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.8 miles
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 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 Nära Horton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nära Horton Good at its inspection on 10 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nära Horton take?
Nära Horton is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Nära Horton?
Nära Horton is run by Nära Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Nära Horton?
Banbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Nära Horton?
You can call 01295 229083 and visit www.storal.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2699563 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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