Full-day nursery in Englefield, West Berkshire
The Old Fire Station Nursery
The Old Firestation, The Street, Reading, RG7 5ES · 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 January 2017Reference EY544223Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 August 2026Food 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
The Old Firestation, The Street, Reading, RG7 5ES · More nurseries in RG7
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Englefield flexi area and The Street.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Berkshire there are about 2.7 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 Old Fire Station Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Old Firestation, The Street, Reading, RG7 5ES, in Englefield, West Berkshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Englefield C.E. Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Theale C.E. Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Theale Green School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Little Heath School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.8 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 Old Fire Station Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old Fire Station Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Old Fire Station Nursery take?
The Old Fire Station Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Old Fire Station Nursery?
Theale is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544223 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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