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Nurseries in Marlborough

There are 11 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Marlborough, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Marlborough

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (3 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 10 settings (1 Outstanding, 9 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Aldbourne Pre-school - Pre-school, Marlborough SN8 2BP, ages 2 to 8, 24 places
    Ofsted, 27 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • College Fields Montessori Nursery School - Pre-school, Marlborough SN8 1UA, ages 2 to 3, 24 places
    Ofsted, 24 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dragonflies Pre-School - Day nursery, Marlborough SN8 3UH, ages 2 to 11, 24 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acorns Nursery - Day nursery, Marlborough SN8 2BS, ages 0 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted, 16 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Dragons Preschool - Pre-school, Marlborough SN8 1SU, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Savernake Forest and Farm Nursery - Day nursery, Marlborough SN8 3UU, ages 0 to 11, 115 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stepping Stones South Hills Nursery - Day nursery, Marlborough SN8 3JT, ages 1 to 4, 67 places
    Ofsted, 27 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Mary's Under Fives - Day nursery, Marlborough SN8 4BX, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunflowers at Grafton - Day nursery, Marlborough SN8 3DB, ages 0 to 4, 41 places
    Ofsted, 18 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Circle Nursery - Day nursery, Marlborough SN8 1RF, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 16 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Willow Tree Nursery - Day nursery, Marlborough SN8 2LU, ages 0 to 4, 86 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 November 2025: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • FACE at Great Bedwyn Primary - Out-of-school club, Marlborough SN8 3TR, 27 places
  • FACE at Marlborough St Mary's - Out-of-school club, Marlborough SN8 4BX
  • H5 Adventure Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Marlborough SN8 1PA

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Marlborough

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.