Full-day nursery in Sands, Buckinghamshire
The Sandcastle Nursery
The Sandcastle Nursery, Lane End Road, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP12 4JF · 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 May 2011Reference EY427490Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 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 Sandcastle Nursery, Lane End Road, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP12 4JF · More nurseries in HP12
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Lane End Road, Pinewood Road and The Hour Glass PH.
Parks and playgrounds
- Round Wood3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Vanguard Playground12 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 Sandcastle Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Sandcastle Nursery, Lane End Road, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP12 4JF, in Sands, Buckinghamshire. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castlefield School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Millbrook Combined School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Oakridge School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Chiltern Wood School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- The Disraeli School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- West Wycombe School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.2 miles
- The Downley School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected March 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 Sandcastle Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Sandcastle Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Sandcastle Nursery take?
The Sandcastle Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Sandcastle Nursery?
High Wycombe is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Sandcastle Nursery?
You can call 01494 474848 and visit www.sandcastlenursery.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 EY427490 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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