Sessional pre-school in Purley on Thames, West Berkshire
Purley Pre School
Long Lane Primary School, Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG · 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 2023Reference 2752187Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 January 2019Food 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
Long Lane Primary School, Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG · More nurseries in RG31
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Highfield Road, Cecil Aldin Drive and Sherwood Rise.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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 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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Purley Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Long Lane Primary School, Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG, in Purley on Thames, West Berkshire. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, 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
- Long Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Purley CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.3 miles
- Brookfields School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected September 2019 0.4 miles
- Downsway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Westwood Farm Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Westwood Farm Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Pangbourne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Birch Copse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 1.4 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 Purley Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Purley Pre School Good at its inspection on 12 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Purley Pre School take?
Purley Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Purley Pre School?
Tilehurst is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Purley Pre School?
You can call 07504 831149 and visit purleypreschool.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 2752187 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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