Full-day nursery in Wantage, Oxfordshire
Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery School
Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8AZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Behaviour and routinesExpected standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2017Reference EY551926Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 24 February 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places128 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8AZ · More nurseries in OX12
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Seesen Way, Market Place and Community Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Smith's Wharf Public Greens7 min walk
- Betjeman Millennium Park8 min walk
- Manor Road Memorial Park8 min walk
- Playground4 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 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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Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8AZ, in Wantage, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 128 children. Its Ofsted report card (February 2026) grades inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wantage Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Huckleberry Therapeutic School ages 5–11 0.4 miles
- Charlton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Fitzwaryn School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Stockham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Wantage Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 1.0 miles
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.4 miles
- St Johns CofE Academy All-throughages 2–16has a nursery class 1.5 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 Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery School was inspected on 24 February 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery School take?
Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 128 children at any one time.
Who runs Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery School?
Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery School is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Rockwell House Day Nursery And Nursery School?
You can call 01235 773350 and visit www.busybeeschildcare.co.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.
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY551926 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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