Sessional pre-school in Thatcham, West Berkshire
Pied Piper Pre-School
Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, THATCHAM, RG18 4QL · 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 1992Reference 511121Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 October 2021Ofsted · 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 20 January 2009Food 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
Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, THATCHAM, RG18 4QL · More nurseries in RG18
Stations
- Thatcham22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Thatcham Broadway, Vincent Road and Ferndale Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Turnfields Park2 min walk
- Dunstan Green6 min walk
- Thatcham Memorial Playing Fields7 min walk
- Dog Exercise Area - Gated8 min walk
- Urquhart Park11 min walk
- Playground2 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 West Berkshire 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.
What parents say
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Pied Piper Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, THATCHAM, RG18 4QL, in Thatcham, West Berkshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Spurcroft Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Francis Baily Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Whitelands Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Parsons Down Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Parsons Down Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.3 miles
- Bucklebury C.E. Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 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 Pied Piper Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pied Piper Pre-School Good at its inspection on 5 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pied Piper Pre-School take?
Pied Piper Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Pied Piper Pre-School?
Thatcham is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pied Piper Pre-School?
You can call 01635 873814 and visit www.piedpiperpreschool.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 511121 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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