Slade Nursery School
Titup Hall Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8QQ
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Westbury Cook
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 122970
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865750670
About this school
Slade Nursery School is a nursery school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 2 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Slade Nursery School 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 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 33.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Headington Quarry Nursery School0.4 miles
Nursery · Oxford
-
Comper Nursery School1.5 miles
Nursery · Oxford
-
Wheatley Nursery School2.5 miles
Nursery · Oxford
-
Grandpont Nursery School2.6 miles
Nursery · Oxford
-
Lydalls Nursery School10.0 miles
Nursery · Didcot
Other schools in Oxford
- Comper Nursery School Nursery
- Grandpont Nursery School Nursery
- Headington Quarry Nursery School Nursery
- Wheatley Nursery School Nursery
- Barton Park Primary School Primary
- Bayards Hill School Primary
- Beckley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Botley School Primary
- Chalgrove Community Primary School Primary
- Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) Primary
- Cutteslowe Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Slade Nursery School teach?
- Slade Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of Slade Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Slade Nursery School is Mrs Catherine Westbury Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Slade Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Slade Nursery School, 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 Slade Nursery School?
- Slade Nursery School has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Slade Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Slade Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Slade Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Slade Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Slade Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Slade Nursery School. 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 30 June 2026.