Full-day nursery in Watchfield, Oxfordshire
The Cottage Nursery
Alexander Hall, Faringdon Road, Watchfield, Nr Swindon, SN6 8TS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Alexander Hall, Faringdon Road, Watchfield, Nr Swindon, SN6 8TS · More nurseries in SN6
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
© 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.
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The Cottage Nursery is a full-day nursery at Alexander Hall, Faringdon Road, Watchfield, Nr Swindon, SN6 8TS, in Watchfield, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 85 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Watchfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.2 miles
- Shrivenham Church of England School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.2 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 Cottage Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Cottage Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Cottage Nursery take?
The Cottage Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Cottage Nursery?
You can call 01793 784109 and visit www.thecottagenursery.co.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY381532 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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