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The Wharf Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Godalming • Surrey • GU7 1JG
Outstanding
Top 10 Nursery schools in Surrey
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2013)
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This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the county of Surrey. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total nursery schools
10
Outstanding
6
Good
4
Median inspection year
2013
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 60% · G: 40% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Tunstall Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Croydon • Surrey • CR0 6TY
Outstanding
3
Purley Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Purley • Surrey • CR8 2NE
Outstanding
4
Thomas Wall Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Sutton • Surrey • SM1 2SF
Outstanding
5
Windham Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Richmond • Surrey • TW9 2HP
Outstanding
6
Dorking Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Dorking • Surrey • RH4 1BY
Outstanding
7
Thornton Heath Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Thornton Heath • Surrey • CR7 8RS
Good
8
Chertsey Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Chertsey • Surrey • KT16 9ER
Good
9
Spencer Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Mitcham Junction • Surrey • CR4 4JP
Good
10
Guildford Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Guildford • Surrey • GU1 1NR
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 nursery schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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