Sessional pre-school in Oakley, Gloucestershire
Oakwood Children Centre Nursery
Oakwood Children Centre, Clyde Crescent, Cheltenham, GL52 5QH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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
Oakwood Children Centre, Clyde Crescent, Cheltenham, GL52 5QH · More nurseries in GL52
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Humber Road, Bouncer's Lane and Ladysmith Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whaddon Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Clyde Crescent Play Area playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Gloucestershire there are about 2.9 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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Oakwood Children Centre Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Oakwood Children Centre, Clyde Crescent, Cheltenham, GL52 5QH, in Oakley, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Aspire Foundation.
Run by Aspire Foundation (charity), which runs 5 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lift Crescent View ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Oakwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Battledown School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Berkhampstead School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 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 Oakwood Children Centre Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oakwood Children Centre Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oakwood Children Centre Nursery take?
Oakwood Children Centre Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Oakwood Children Centre Nursery?
Oakwood Children Centre Nursery is run by Aspire Foundation, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Oakwood Children Centre Nursery?
Cheltenham Racecourse (Gloucs Warwicks Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Oakwood Children Centre Nursery?
You can call 01242 513010 and visit www.aspirefoundation.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY474915 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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