What Ofsted grade does Bambooh Hook Norton have?

Bambooh Hook Norton has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 4 December 2025. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Bambooh Hook Norton take?

Ofsted registers Bambooh Hook Norton for 36 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Banbury has 52.

How much does Bambooh Hook Norton cost?

Bambooh Hook Norton sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Bambooh Hook Norton offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bambooh Hook Norton how it offers them.

When was Bambooh Hook Norton last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Bambooh Hook Norton on 4 December 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Bambooh Hook Norton?

Nearby in OX15: Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit, Saltway Day Nursery Limited, Bloxham Pre-School.

Bambooh Hook Norton

Day nursery in Banbury, OX15. Part of the Oxfordshire council area.

Hook Norton Pre-school Playgroup, The Old School, Osney Close, Hook Norton, Banbury, OX15 5QH

36 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

5 of 25 in our Banbury ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in all 6 Inspected 4 December 2025

Ofsted report card for Bambooh Hook Norton
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Bambooh Hook Norton sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Bambooh Hook Norton against Banbury

	Bambooh Hook Norton	Banbury average
Places	36	52
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in all 6	96% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Bambooh Hook Norton

What Ofsted grade does Bambooh Hook Norton have?: Bambooh Hook Norton has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 4 December 2025. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Bambooh Hook Norton take?: Ofsted registers Bambooh Hook Norton for 36 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Banbury has 52.
How much does Bambooh Hook Norton cost?: Bambooh Hook Norton sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Bambooh Hook Norton offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bambooh Hook Norton how it offers them.
When was Bambooh Hook Norton last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Bambooh Hook Norton on 4 December 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Bambooh Hook Norton?: Nearby in OX15: Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit, Saltway Day Nursery Limited, Bloxham Pre-School.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.