Full-day nursery in Calthorpe, Oxfordshire
The Close Day Nursery School
14 Prospect Road, Banbury, OX16 5HH · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2018Reference EY556105Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 November 2018Food 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
14 Prospect Road, Banbury, OX16 5HH · More nurseries in OX16
Stations
- Banbury10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Morrisons, Dashwood Road and Calthorpe Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Easington Park7 min walk
- People's Park9 min walk
- Bridge Street Park10 min walk
- Saint Louis Meadow Park10 min walk
- Bankside Park11 min walk
- Playground2 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 Oxfordshire 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.
What parents say
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The Close Day Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 14 Prospect Road, Banbury, OX16 5HH, in Calthorpe, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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| The Close Day Nursery 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
- St John's Priory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Harriers Banbury Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.5 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- The Grange Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Queensway School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Frank Wise School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 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 The Close Day Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Close Day Nursery School Good at its inspection on 29 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Close Day Nursery School take?
The Close Day Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Close Day Nursery School?
Banbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Close Day Nursery School?
You can call 01295 263569 and visit www.cdns-banbury.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY556105 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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