Lydalls Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 3–5 · Didcot, Oxfordshire
Lydalls Nursery School is a nursery school in Didcot, Oxfordshire for ages 3–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 October 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Lydalls Road, Didcot, OX11 7HX
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 3–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 60 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 35.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 October 2023
Strengths
- “Children have a wonderful time at Lydalls Nursery.”
- “Each day, staff give them a warm welcome.”
- “Children settle quickly, keen to share their news and participate in the many exciting activities waiting for them.”
To improve
- “Some of the specific areas of learning, such as understanding the world, are at an earlier stage of development.”
- “In these areas, staff are less clear about what it is that children need to learn.”
- “As a result, children to do not learn as well in these areas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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