Sessional pre-school in Caversham Heights, Reading
St Andrews Pre-school
St Andrews Hall, Albert Road, Caversham, READING, RG4 7AW · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Andrews Hall, Albert Road, Caversham, READING, RG4 7AW · More nurseries in RG4
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Highmoor Road, St Andrews Church and Darell Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mapledurham Playing Fields9 min walk
- Balmore Walk11 min walk
- Caversham Court Gardens12 min walk
- Thames Side Promenade12 min walk
- Playground6 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 Reading there are about 3.6 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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St Andrews Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at St Andrews Hall, Albert Road, Caversham, READING, RG4 7AW, in Caversham Heights, Reading. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews Pre-schoolThis 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
- Caversham Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- The Heights Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Caversham Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Thameside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Emmer Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- E P Collier Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- The Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 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 St Andrews Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Andrews Pre-school Good at its inspection on 30 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Andrews Pre-school take?
St Andrews Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Andrews Pre-school?
Reading is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Andrews Pre-school?
You can call 07981 195435 and visit www.standrewspreschoolcaversham.org.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 116825 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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