The Ambleside Centre
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 3–5 · Reading, Wokingham
The Ambleside Centre is a nursery school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 3–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 23 November 2021.
Key facts
- Address
- Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4JJ
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 3–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 99 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 23 November 2021
Strengths
- “Children jump with joy every morning when they see their friends.”
- “They build special relationships and have a genuine love and warmth for each other.”
- “Children arrive each morning excited for the day ahead, confidently leaving their parents and getting straight on with their morning tasks.”
To improve
- “Although children are non-statutory school age, there is work to do for leaders to analyse attendance, reduce barriers and promote good attendance consistently.”
- “Leaders have only recently started to take action to improve attendance so it is too early to see the impact of this work.”
- “Strategic oversight of attendance is still in its infancy.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Wokingham.
- Ambleside Centre 0.1 mi Good
- Woodley Pre-School (Reading) 0.4 mi Good
- Little Ducklings Day Nursery 0.4 mi Outstanding
- Woodley Gardens Day Nursery 0.5 mi Good
- St Dominic's Pre-school Playgroup 0.5 mi Good
- Thumbs Up Club located at Addington School 0.6 mi Met
- St James Church Pre-School CIO 0.6 mi Good
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Reading Woodley 0.7 mi Good