Full-day nursery in Cliddesden, Hampshire
Otters Nursery School
Otters Nursery School, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, Basingstoke, RG25 2JS · 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 April 2025Reference 2837140Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 15 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Otters Nursery School, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, Basingstoke, RG25 2JS · More nurseries in RG25
Parks and playgrounds
- Hatch Warren Park12 min walk
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Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hampshire 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.
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Otters Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Otters Nursery School, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, Basingstoke, RG25 2JS, in Cliddesden, Hampshire. 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 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by ABC Learning Limited.
Run by ABC Learning Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otters Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cliddesden Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Manor Field Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Manor Field Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.9 miles
- Hatch Warren Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 miles
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.3 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.6 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 Otters Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Otters Nursery School Good at its inspection on 22 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Otters Nursery School take?
Otters Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs Otters Nursery School?
Otters Nursery School is run by ABC Learning Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Otters Nursery School?
You can call 07538 384145 and visit www.learnwithabc.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.
- © 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2837140 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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