Sessional pre-school in Brackley, West Northamptonshire
Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley)
Springfield Way, Brackley, NN13 6JJ · 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 February 2008Reference EY366925Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 November 2022Food 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
Springfield Way, Brackley, NN13 6JJ · More nurseries in NN13
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Springfield Way, Bracken Leas School and Magdalen Meadows.
Parks and playgrounds
- Poppyfields Park11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Falcon Way Play Area playground8 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 Preschool (Brackley) is a sessional pre-school at Springfield Way, Brackley, NN13 6JJ, in Brackley, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 42 reviews (November 2026). 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 Preschool (Brackley)This nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School)Sessional pre-school | Good | 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 | 0.3 miles |
| Little Fishes Pre-School (Brackley)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Oaks Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 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 |
| Greatworth Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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
- Waynflete Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- The Radstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 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.
Questions parents ask
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What is Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley) Outstanding at its inspection on 25 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley) take?
Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley) is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley)?
Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley) is run by Stepping Stones Pre-School (Brackley), which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley)?
You can call 01280 706553 and visit www.steppingstonespreschool.org.uk.
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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 EY366925 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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