Full-day nursery in East Fields, West Berkshire
Rocking Horse Nursery
Newbury Racecourse, Newbury, RG14 7NZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Newbury Racecourse, Newbury, RG14 7NZ · More nurseries in RG14
Stations
- Newbury Racecourse3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Newbury17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Grandstand, Racecourse Station and Rondetto Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stroud Green6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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Rocking Horse Nursery is a full-day nursery at Newbury Racecourse, Newbury, RG14 7NZ, in East Fields, West Berkshire. It is registered for 160 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 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
- The Willows Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
- Victoria Park Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- The Winchcombe School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- Speenhamland School Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 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 Rocking Horse Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rocking Horse Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 17 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rocking Horse Nursery take?
Rocking Horse Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 160 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rocking Horse Nursery?
Newbury Racecourse is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rocking Horse Nursery?
You can call 01635 48969 and visit www.rockinghorsenewbury.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
- 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 110619 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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