Local authority nursery school · Nursery
Reading · RG30 4UA · Reading
Ages 2–4
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
OpenNurseryOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 109751
Norcot Early Years Centre
Local authority nursery school · Reading · RG30 6UB
Ages 2–5 · 118 pupils · Reading
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2024-06-19
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- Boys / girls
- 70 / 48
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
- FSM pupils
- 3
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
Age range
Ages 2–5
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Local authority nursery school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katarina Bingham
Location
- Address
- 82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst
- Postcode
- RG30 6UB
- Town
- Reading
- County
- Berkshire
- Local authority
- Reading
- District
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 18 on roll / 20 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed local authority nursery school (nursery), Ages 2–5, in Reading, Reading, 118 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 5.9%. SEN provision includes: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder….
Nearby nursery schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katarina Bingham
- Telephone
- 01189375577