Full-day nursery in Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire
Puddleduck Nursery
Howbery Park, Wallingford, OX10 8BA · 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 August 2005Reference EY308572Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places57 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 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
Howbery Park, Wallingford, OX10 8BA · More nurseries in OX10
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Howbery Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wallingford Castle Meadows3 min walk
- Riverside Park8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Jubilee Playground11 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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Puddleduck Nursery is a full-day nursery at Howbery Park, Wallingford, OX10 8BA, in Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St John's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Benson Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.0 miles
- Fir Tree Primary School Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.1 miles
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.2 miles
- RAF Benson Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.5 miles
- Wallingford School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 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 Puddleduck Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddleduck Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddleduck Nursery take?
Puddleduck Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Puddleduck Nursery?
Wallingford (Cholsey & Wallingford Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Puddleduck Nursery?
You can call 01491 839815 and visit www.puddleduck-oxfordshire.co.uk.
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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 EY308572 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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