1
Henry Allen Nursery School
Amersham • Buckinghamshire • HP6 6NW
1
1 Jul 2024
Top 10 Nursery schools in South East
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2014)
This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the region of South East. 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
42
Outstanding
26
Good
16
Median inspection year
2014
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 62% · G: 38% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
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The Wharf Nursery School
Godalming • Surrey • GU7 1JG
1
12 Jul 2023
3
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre
Slough • Berkshire • SL1 2SR
1
25 Jul 2019
4
Boundstone Nursery School
Lancing • West Sussex • BN15 9QX
1
16 Nov 2017
5
Caversham Nursery School
Reading • Berkshire • RG4 5NA
1
12 Jun 2017
6
Royal Spa Nursery School
Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 0BT
1
26 Jun 2015
7
Headington Quarry Nursery School
Oxford • Oxfordshire • OX3 8LH
1
15 Jun 2015
8
Bognor Regis Nursery School
Bognor Regis • West Sussex • PO21 2TB
1
3 Jun 2015
9
Norcot Early Years Centre
Reading • Berkshire • RG30 6UB
1
17 Nov 2014
10
Blagdon Nursery School
Reading • Berkshire • RG2 7NT
1
11 Nov 2014
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.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- The Lawns Nursery School 1 • Oct 2014
- The ACE Centre Nursery School 1 • Oct 2014
- New Bridge Nursery School 1 • Sep 2014
- Maidenhead Nursery School 1 • Feb 2014
- Slough Centre Nursery School 1 • Jan 2014
- Tarnerland Nursery School 1 • Jan 2014
- Cookham Nursery School 1 • Oct 2013
- Northfleet Nursery School 1 • Oct 2013
- Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services 1 • Jun 2013
- Bowerdean Nursery School 1 • Apr 2013