1
The Wharf Nursery School
Godalming • Surrey • GU7 1JG
1
12 Jul 2023
Top 10 Nursery schools in Surrey
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2013)
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
Croydon • Surrey • CR0 6TY
1
16 Mar 2016
3
Purley Nursery School
Purley • Surrey • CR8 2NE
1
16 Oct 2013
4
Thomas Wall Nursery School
Sutton • Surrey • SM1 2SF
1
6 Jun 2013
5
Windham Nursery School
Richmond • Surrey • TW9 2HP
1
19 Nov 2012
6
Dorking Nursery School
Dorking • Surrey • RH4 1BY
1
12 Nov 2012
7
Thornton Heath Nursery School
Thornton Heath • Surrey • CR7 8RS
2
27 Nov 2023
8
Chertsey Nursery School
Chertsey • Surrey • KT16 9ER
2
9 Jun 2015
9
Spencer Nursery School
Mitcham Junction • Surrey • CR4 4JP
2
20 Mar 2013
10
Guildford Nursery School
Guildford • Surrey • GU1 1NR
2
15 Nov 2012
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.