Full-day nursery in Littlemore, Oxfordshire
The Old Station Nursery, Oxford
The Sadler Building Nursery, Heatley Road, Oxford, OX4 4GE · 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 March 2022Reference 2680203Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 September 2025Food 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 Sadler Building Nursery, Heatley Road, Oxford, OX4 4GE · More nurseries in OX4
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Sadler Building, Park Homes and Magdalen Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sandford Park7 min walk
- Fox Furlong Park11 min walk
- Mogridge Drive Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Oxford Road Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- 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 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 Old Station Nursery, Oxford is a full-day nursery at The Sadler Building Nursery, Heatley Road, Oxford, OX4 4GE, in Littlemore, Oxfordshire. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 15 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Old Station Nursery Limited.
Run by The Old Station Nursery Limited (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- John Henry Newman Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Emmanuel Christian School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Rose Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.8 miles
- Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- St Swithun's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Windale Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.0 miles
- Orchard Meadow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.1 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 Old Station Nursery, Oxford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old Station Nursery, Oxford Good at its inspection on 10 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Who runs The Old Station Nursery, Oxford?
The Old Station Nursery, Oxford is run by The Old Station Nursery Limited, which runs 12 nurseries.
How do I contact The Old Station Nursery, Oxford?
You can call 01865 777167 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.co.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 2680203 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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