Lydalls Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Didcot (Oxfordshire).
Location
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Lydalls Nursery School Handbook for Parents and Pupils Lydalls Nursery School is a Local Authority maintained nursery school, which has existed on its current site for over 70 years. The current building was opened in 1995 and it was further developed in 2001 to provide Daycare facilities for children aged 2-5.
Lydalls Nursery School receives a regular full school Ofsted inspection. What is a Maintained Nursery School and what makes them different? A Maintained Nursery School is a local authority school that specialises in early years education.
Like other schools, it is led by a Headteacher and a Governing Body with teaching and learning delivered by a team of teachers, nursery nurses and teaching assistants. Like all schools we are subject to regular rigorous Ofsted inspections. In a Maintained Nursery School the Headteacher and the teaching team are all early years specialists.
This makes our provision very special indeed.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Swimming
- Woodwork
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 122972
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Celia Michelle Williamson | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Hepworth | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Tanya Melia | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Kate McConaghy | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Lauren Hill | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Yasmin McCauley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Kawther Afasi | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sarah Phillips | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Ms Elizabeth Williams Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kathryn Warlow-Corcoran Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record