The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4JJ
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Kerrie Clifford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 109759
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01183776444
About this school
The Ambleside Centre is a nursery school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 5 and has 99 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2021, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How The Ambleside Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 122 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 21.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caversham Nursery School2.4 miles
Nursery · Reading
-
New Bridge Nursery School2.6 miles
Nursery · Reading
-
Blagdon Nursery School2.8 miles
Nursery · Reading
-
Norcot Early Years Centre5.2 miles
Nursery · Reading
-
Blagrave Nursery School5.7 miles
Nursery · Reading
Other schools in Reading
- Blagdon Nursery School Nursery
- Blagrave Nursery School Nursery
- Caversham Nursery School Nursery
- New Bridge Nursery School Nursery
- Norcot Early Years Centre Nursery
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Ambleside Centre teach?
- The Ambleside Centre teaches children aged 3 to 5. It is a nursery school in Reading.
- Who is the head teacher of The Ambleside Centre?
- The head teacher of The Ambleside Centre is Mrs Kerrie Clifford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Ambleside Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Ambleside Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Ambleside Centre?
- The Ambleside Centre has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 5.
- Is The Ambleside Centre a faith school?
- No. The Ambleside Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does The Ambleside Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Ambleside Centre as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does The Ambleside Centre have?
- The schools register lists The Ambleside Centre's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does The Ambleside Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Ambleside Centre. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.