Blagdon Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–5 · Reading
Blagdon Nursery School is a nursery school in Reading for ages 2–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 2 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Blagdon Road, Whitley, Reading, RG2 7NT
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 142 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 2 May 2024
Strengths
- “Staff greet children with wide smiles, warmth and reassurance at the start of each nursery session.”
- “They build strong and trusting relationships with children, who settle quickly and are very happy to be in school.”
- “Parents are rightly confident that their children are in safe hands.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- Sure Start Whitley Day Nursery 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Learn and Grow Childcare 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Northumberland Day Nursery 0.7 mi Good
- Fennies Reading 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Mary Seacole Day Nursery & Family Support Unit 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Reading International 1.3 mi Good
- N Family Club Reading 1.3 mi Good
- Rainbow Day Nursery 1.3 mi Good