Baylis Court Nursery School
Baylis Court Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Slough for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 129 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Oatlands Drive, Slough, SL1 3HS01753 521917bayliscourtnurseryschool.co.ukMrs Aimee McElwee headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 8 May 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Slough council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 4 pupils, for autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Slough with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (15), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 129 | 114 | 109 | 123 | 115 | 121 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 80% | 81% | 86% | 83% | 83% | 88% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 30% | 16% | 15% | 22% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Godolphin Junior Academy | Academy | 50 m | 413 | Not inspected | 97 | Compare |
| Phoenix Infant Academy | Academy | 140 m | 262 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Baylis Court School | Academy | 270 m | 921 | Report card 2026 | 75 | Compare |
| Herschel Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 380 m | 1,062 | Outstanding 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| Slough Centre Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 500 m | 102 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School | Council | 930 m | 684 | No overall grade 2025 | 95 | Compare |
| James Elliman Academy | Academy | 990 m | 687 | Good 2024 | 93 | Compare |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 470 | Not inspected | 40 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Baylis Court Nursery School a good school?
Baylis Court Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2024.
What is Baylis Court Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Baylis Court Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 8 May 2024.
How many pupils does Baylis Court Nursery School have?
129 pupils aged 2 to 4 were on the roll in January 2026.
Does Baylis Court Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Oatlands Drive, Slough, SL1 3HS
- Telephone
- 01753 521917
- Website
- www.bayliscourtnurseryschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aimee McElwee
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 2-4, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Slough
- Ward
- Manor Park & Stoke
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109761 · LAESTAB 8711021
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.