1
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre
Slough • Berkshire • SL1 2SR
1
25 Jul 2019
Top 10 Nursery schools in Berkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2014)
This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the county of Berkshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total nursery schools
16
Outstanding
12
Good
4
Median inspection year
2014
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 75% · G: 25% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Caversham Nursery School
Reading • Berkshire • RG4 5NA
1
12 Jun 2017
3
Norcot Early Years Centre
Reading • Berkshire • RG30 6UB
1
17 Nov 2014
4
Blagdon Nursery School
Reading • Berkshire • RG2 7NT
1
11 Nov 2014
5
The Lawns Nursery School
Windsor • Berkshire • SL4 3RU
1
23 Oct 2014
6
New Bridge Nursery School
Reading • Berkshire • RG4 5AU
1
8 Sep 2014
7
Maidenhead Nursery School
Maidenhead • Berkshire • SL6 7PG
1
14 Feb 2014
8
Slough Centre Nursery School
Slough • Berkshire • SL1 3EA
1
13 Jan 2014
9
Cookham Nursery School
Maidenhead • Berkshire • SL6 9BT
1
25 Oct 2013
10
The Ambleside Centre
Reading • Berkshire • RG5 4JJ
1
14 Jan 2013
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 nursery schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children 1 • Jan 2013
- Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub 1 • Oct 2012
- Blagrave Nursery School 2 • Jan 2024
- Lea Nursery School 2 • Jun 2023
- Cippenham Nursery School 2 • Jan 2022
- Baylis Court Nursery School 2 • Feb 2015