Full-day nursery in Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire
The Big Top Nursery
74c High Street, Waddesdon, AYLESBURY, HP18 0JD · 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
74c High Street, Waddesdon, AYLESBURY, HP18 0JD · More nurseries in HP18
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including The Lion PH, Wood Street and School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Waddesdon Estate2 min walk
- Playground5 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 Buckinghamshire there are about 2.6 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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The Big Top Nursery is a full-day nursery at 74c High Street, Waddesdon, AYLESBURY, HP18 0JD, in Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| The Big Top NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Waddesdon Village Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Waddesdon Church of England School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.2 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 The Big Top Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Big Top Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Big Top Nursery take?
The Big Top Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
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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 EY465545 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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