Full-day nursery in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
RSC Nursery
51 /52 Waterside, Stratford-upon-avon, CV37 6BA · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2023Reference 2728514Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places49 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 November 2024Food 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
51 /52 Waterside, Stratford-upon-avon, CV37 6BA · More nurseries in CV37
Stations
- Stratford-upon-Avon14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Swan Theatre, Nash House and McDonalds.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bancroft Gardens1 min walk
- Bancroft Gardens3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 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 Warwickshire 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.
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RSC Nursery is a full-day nursery at 51 /52 Waterside, Stratford-upon-avon, CV37 6BA, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. It is registered for 49 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stratford Preparatory School ages 4–11 0.2 miles
- Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Bridgetown Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Thomas Jolyffe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Welcombe Hills School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.0 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 RSC Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated RSC Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 3 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can RSC Nursery take?
RSC Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to RSC Nursery?
Stratford-upon-Avon is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2728514 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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