Sessional pre-school in Thame, Oxfordshire
Roots for Life Nursery
46b North Street, Thame, OX9 3BH · 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 2677324Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 November 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
46b North Street, Thame, OX9 3BH · More nurseries in OX9
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including North Street, Town Hall and Upper High Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pearce Memorial Gardens4 min walk
- Southern Road Recreation Ground6 min walk
- Elms Park7 min walk
- Queen Elizabeth Circle Recreation Area8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Roots for Life Nursery is a sessional pre-school at 46b North Street, Thame, OX9 3BH, in Thame, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 23 reviews (November 2026).
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| Roots for Life NurseryThis nursery | Good | 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
- Barley Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- John Hampden Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Lord Williams's School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 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 Roots for Life Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Roots for Life Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Roots for Life Nursery take?
Roots for Life Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
How do I contact Roots for Life Nursery?
You can call 07788 211928 and visit www.rootsnurseryschools.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2677324 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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