Slough Centre Nursery School, Slough
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This nursery excels at helping every child, including those with additional needs, achieve highly and feel valued. Staff are exceptionally skilled at understanding how children learn best through play and know precisely how to move each child's learning forward. Children develop excellent listening, concentration and early literacy skills while building confidence, kindness and a love of learning.
Key Strengths
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum that builds on children's prior knowledge and keeps them engaged through play-based learning
- Expert staff who skilfully observe children and know exactly when to support, extend or intervene in their learning
- Outstanding support for children with SEND, who flourish and make excellent progress from their individual starting points
- Strong focus on stories, rhymes and songs leading to children developing excellent communication and early writing skills
- Excellent personal, social and emotional development provision that teaches children kindness, positive relationships and respect for different cultures
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts children's interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Summer fair, family picnics
Slough Centre Nursery School is a warm, inclusive community where children get a great start to their education with exceptionally high expectations for every child. The school maintains a deeply embedded culture of kindness and professionalism that underpins all its work.
At a Glance
0.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
19 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Slough
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Admissions Demand - Slough
Places available
2,587
Applications
2,318
Got 1st preference
68.9%
Got preferred school
93.1%
Secondary admissions across Slough (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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