Sessional pre-school in Brackley, West Northamptonshire
Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School)
Bracken Leas Primary School, Magdalen Meadows, Brackley, NN13 6LF · 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
Bracken Leas Primary School, Magdalen Meadows, Brackley, NN13 6LF · More nurseries in NN13
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Magdalen Meadows, Bracken Leas School and De Montfort Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Poppyfields Park10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Falcon Way Play Area 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 Northamptonshire 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.
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Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School) is a sessional pre-school at Bracken Leas Primary School, Magdalen Meadows, Brackley, NN13 6LF, in Brackley, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Stepping Stones Pre-School (Brackley).
Run by Stepping Stones Pre-School (Brackley) (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley)Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Lily Pad Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Oaks Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Crazy 4 Kids Radstone Nursery & Out Of School ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Fishes Pre-School (Brackley)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Helmdon Acorns Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.3 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bracken Leas Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Brackley Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- The Radstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Waynflete Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Winchester House School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Magdalen College School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected April 2025 0.6 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 Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School) Good at its inspection on 7 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School) take?
Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School) is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School)?
Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School) is run by Stepping Stones Pre-School (Brackley), which runs 2 nurseries.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2546264 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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