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The Priory Day Nursery in High Wycombe

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.2(5 parent reviews) ·The Priory Nursery School, 20 Priory Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6SL · Buckinghamshire
Number of places
45 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Buckinghamshire

About this day nursery

The Priory Day Nursery, located in High Wycombe, HP13 6SL, is a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years. Established in April 2015 under new ownership, it operates from 8am to 6pm, 51 weeks a year, offering full day care.

The nursery received a 'Requires Improvement' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on July 4, 2025. While the quality of education, and behaviour and attitudes were judged as 'Good', personal development and leadership and management 'Requires Improvement'.

The nursery has a robust key-person system, fostering strong emotional bonds and secure relationships, and staff pride themselves on knowing their children well, providing daily verbal updates to parents. Children with English as an additional language receive good support through tailored strategies and collaboration with parents and external agencies.

The nursery is clean and well-maintained, and children are encouraged to make independent choices, building their confidence in a secure and happy environment.

What it's like

Staff greet children warmly, helping them separate confidently from parents. Children explore their designated rooms, engaging in new experiences and moving comfortably. However, leaders do not monitor staff practice closely enough to ensure consistent use of risk assessments, impacting children's well-being and the overall quality of care.

Warm greetingsPositive behaviourLanguage-richStrong emotional bondsClean and well-maintained

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Mon - Fri: 8:00am - 6:00pm, 51 weeks a year (except for one week at Christmas and public holidays)

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All_year

Session types

Full time, Part time

Established

2015

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Priory Day Nursery

Last inspected 28 April 2026 · Rochelle Anderson

Safeguarding effective

Actions the provider must take

  • improve monitoring of staff practice to ensure procedures, such as risk assessments, are implemented consistently.

What it's like to attend

Staff greet children warmly, helping them separate confidently from parents. Children explore their designated rooms, engaging in new experiences and moving comfortably. However, leaders do not monitor staff practice closely enough to ensure consistent use of risk assessments, impacting children's well-being and the overall quality of care.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff greet children warmly, helping them to separate confidently from their parents.
  • Positive behaviour is evident, with children showing kindness by sharing toys and comforting others.
  • Children confidently communicate ideas and interests, creating a lively, language-rich setting.
  • The key-person system strengthens emotional bonds, with dedicated staff members forming secure, trusting relationships with the children in their care.
  • The nursery is clean and well maintained.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on the positive behaviour management strategies to help children better understand the rules and boundaries further
  • 2strengthen staff's understanding of how to precisely plan to the ages and stages of children's development.
Inspection #10399028 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Inspectors observed the quality of staff's interactions with children during activities indoors and outdoors, suggesting outdoor play is part of the nursery's provision.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language are well supported through a collaborative approach. Staff work closely with parents and outside agencies to help children make good progress and achieve their goals, using key words obtained from parents and pictures of routine times to help children understand what will happen next.

Parent Reviews of The Priory Day Nursery

4.2
(5)
Emily Bagnoud
10 months ago

We love this nursery. Fantastic communication. Our little girl started a couple of months ago and the team has been so welcoming, caring and focused on her needs. I think there is great diversity in staff and children. They communicate really well with parents and we truly appreciate it

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Paula Eduarda
3 years ago

Excellent nursery, every time I left my daughter I feel safe because I know she is in good hands, she loves going to the nursery and loves all two teachers, whenever she returns from the nursery she comes home very happy telling about her day. Thanks Sam for your amazing job.

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ladan ibrahim
2 years ago

Lack of transparency of management, and no diversity in their staff.

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Inspection history

Date: April 2016

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Requires improvement). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • September 2025Requires improvement
  • July 2025Requires improvement
  • December 2019Good
  • November 2019Good
  • May 2016Good
  • April 2016Good

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