Full-day nursery in Mile Oak, Brighton and Hove
Acorn Nursery
The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since January 2006Reference EY318095Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 23 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PY · More nurseries in BN41
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including The Rise, Edgehill Way and Hole in the Wall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mile Oak Road Open Space10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Brighton and Hove there are about 2.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Acorn Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PY, in Mile Oak, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026). It is run by Brighton & Hove City Council.
Run by Brighton & Hove City Council (local council), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mile Oak Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.3 miles
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Hill Park School ages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Eastbrook Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Brackenbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Holmbush Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Herons Dale School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Acorn Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 18 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Nursery take?
Acorn Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Acorn Nursery?
Acorn Nursery is run by Brighton & Hove City Council, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Acorn Nursery?
Fishersgate is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorn Nursery?
You can call 01273 293980.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY318095 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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