The Ambleside Centre
Nursery · Reading · RG5 4JJ
Data updated
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 7 July 2026 · report published 8 September 2026
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99 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 3–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 21.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 9.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 109759
In figures
At its report-card inspection on 7 July 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Strong standard. It had 99 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Hearing Impairment
Provision type: Resourced provision.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 50% (Wokingham 54%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 23% (Wokingham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 7% (Wokingham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Wokingham 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 6% (Wokingham 7%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Wokingham 5%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Wokingham 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Wokingham 11%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (Wokingham 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Wokingham 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Wokingham 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £62,375; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 85% (79%) · premises 2% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (5%) · supplies and services 5% (8%) · educational supplies 1% (2%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 3% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve -£12,202; in-year balance +£37,332
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 7 July 2026: Strong standard
- 23 November 2021: School remains Outstanding
- 23 November 2016: Yes - improving (outstanding)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 34.2% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 18.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 37.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 15.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 45.9% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 70.6% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 10.8% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 18.5% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 31.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 21.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 23.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 19.2% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016616 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £448,500455 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £384,000–£525,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 14an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted