Sessional pre-school in Wootton, Oxfordshire
Wootton and Dry Sandford Preschool
Community Centre, Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, OX13 6DA · 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 1993Reference 133413Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 October 2018Food 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
Community Centre, Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, OX13 6DA · More nurseries in OX13
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Bystander, Home Close and Watson Crescent HaR.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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 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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Wootton and Dry Sandford Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Community Centre, Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, OX13 6DA, in Wootton, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Sunningwell Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 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 Wootton and Dry Sandford Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wootton and Dry Sandford Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wootton and Dry Sandford Preschool take?
Wootton and Dry Sandford Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 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 133413 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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