Full-day nursery in Tadley, Hampshire
The Saplings Pre-School
Burnham Copse Primary School, Newchurch Road, Tadley, RG26 4HN · 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 April 2006Reference EY333449Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Burnham Copse Primary School, Newchurch Road, Tadley, RG26 4HN · More nurseries in RG26
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Wigmore Road, Bishopswood Road Shops and Huntsmoor Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wigmore Road Open Space7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Titherley Park Play Area playground10 min walk
- Kestrels Mead Play Area 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 Hampshire 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 Saplings Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Burnham Copse Primary School, Newchurch Road, Tadley, RG26 4HN, in Tadley, Hampshire. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Saplings Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Burnham Copse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Bishopswood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Bishopswood Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Tadley Court School ages 4–19 0.9 miles
- Tadley Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.1 miles
- Grantham Farm Montessori School ages 2–7has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- The Hurst School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.0 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 Saplings Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Saplings Pre-School Good at its inspection on 31 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Saplings Pre-School take?
The Saplings Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
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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.
- © 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY333449 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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