Lydalls Nursery School
Lydalls Road, Didcot, OX11 7HX
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Phillips
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 60
- URN
- 122972
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235813137
About this school
Lydalls Nursery School is a nursery school in Didcot. It teaches children aged 3 to 5 and has 60 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Lydalls 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 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 10 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report7 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 16.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Comper Nursery School9.2 miles
Nursery · Oxford
-
Grandpont Nursery School9.2 miles
Nursery · Oxford
-
Slade Nursery School10.0 miles
Nursery · Oxford
-
Wheatley Nursery School10.4 miles
Nursery · Oxford
-
Headington Quarry Nursery School10.5 miles
Nursery · Oxford
Other schools in Didcot
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aureus Primary School Primary
- Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilton County Primary School Primary
- Didcot Primary Academy Primary
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harwell Primary School Primary
- Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sires Hill Primary Academy Primary
- South Moreton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lydalls Nursery School teach?
- Lydalls Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 5. It is a nursery school in Didcot.
- Who is the headteacher of Lydalls Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Lydalls Nursery School is Ms Sarah Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lydalls Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lydalls 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 Lydalls Nursery School?
- Lydalls Nursery School has 60 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 5.
- Is Lydalls Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Lydalls Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lydalls Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lydalls Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Lydalls 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 Lydalls 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.