Full-day nursery in Carterton, Oxfordshire
RAFA Kidz Brize Norton
Royal Air Force, Brize Norton, CARTERTON, OX18 3LX · 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 March 2022Reference 2681612Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places121 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 April 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Royal Air Force, Brize Norton, CARTERTON, OX18 3LX · More nurseries in OX18
Parks and playgrounds
- Mary Ellis Country Park - South7 min walk
- Mary Ellis Country Park - North10 min walk
- Brize Meadow Play Area11 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Halton Road Play Area playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
© 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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RAFA Kidz Brize Norton is a full-day nursery at Royal Air Force, Brize Norton, CARTERTON, OX18 3LX, in Carterton, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 121 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Rafa Kidz Limited.
Run by Rafa Kidz Limited (company), which runs 20 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAFA Kidz Brize NortonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Co-Operative Childcare CartertonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| RAFA Kidz Brize Norton Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Bright Start Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Brize Norton Village Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Giants NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Minster Lovell PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gateway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Carterton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Brize Norton Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Edith Moorhouse Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Carterton Community College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 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 RAFA Kidz Brize Norton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated RAFA Kidz Brize Norton Good at its inspection on 24 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can RAFA Kidz Brize Norton take?
RAFA Kidz Brize Norton is registered with Ofsted for up to 121 children at any one time.
Who runs RAFA Kidz Brize Norton?
RAFA Kidz Brize Norton is run by Rafa Kidz Limited, which runs 20 nurseries.
How do I contact RAFA Kidz Brize Norton?
You can call 01993 221131 and visit www.rafakidz.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2681612 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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