Full-day nursery in Coley, Reading
Western Elms Nursery
59 Western Elms Avenue, READING, RG30 2AL · 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 November 2004Reference EY295050Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 21 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
59 Western Elms Avenue, READING, RG30 2AL · More nurseries in RG30
Stations
- Reading West4 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Reading23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Reading West Station - Tilehurst Road, Southcote Road and The Rose and Thistle.
Parks and playgrounds
- Robert Hewitt Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Beresford Road Recreation Ground8 min walk
- West Village Park8 min walk
- Victoria Park11 min walk
- Harrow Court Green Space11 min walk
- Playground7 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 Reading there are about 3.6 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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Western Elms Nursery is a full-day nursery at 59 Western Elms Avenue, READING, RG30 2AL, in Coley, Reading. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (October 2026).
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| Western Elms NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Edward's Prep ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- All Saints Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Battle Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Oxford Road Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Horizons Ap Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Wilson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Civitas Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 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 Western Elms Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Western Elms Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Western Elms Nursery take?
Western Elms Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Western Elms Nursery?
Reading West is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Western Elms Nursery?
You can call 0118 957 2146 and visit www.westernelmsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY295050 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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