Full-day nursery in Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire
Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon)
Willow Cottage Nursery, The Old School, Weston Road, Kidlington, OX5 3DH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Willow Cottage Nursery, The Old School, Weston Road, Kidlington, OX5 3DH · More nurseries in OX5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Blacks Head Inn, Lenthal and Sands Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Oxford Road Play Park7 min walk
- Playground5 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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Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon) is a full-day nursery at Willow Cottage Nursery, The Old School, Weston Road, Kidlington, OX5 3DH, in Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Willow Cottage Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Willow Cottage Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- Kirtlington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.3 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 Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon) Good at its inspection on 17 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon) take?
Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon) is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon)?
Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon) is run by Willow Cottage Nurseries Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon)?
You can call 01865 864604 and visit willow-cottage.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY499912 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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