Sessional pre-school in Barcombe Cross, East Sussex
Barcombe Playgroup
Barcombe Village Hall, Barcombe Mills Road, Barcombe, LEWES, BN8 5BH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Barcombe Village Hall, Barcombe Mills Road, Barcombe, LEWES, BN8 5BH · More nurseries in BN8
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including The Grange.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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 East Sussex there are about 3.2 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.
What parents say
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Barcombe Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Barcombe Village Hall, Barcombe Mills Road, Barcombe, LEWES, BN8 5BH, in Barcombe Cross, East Sussex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Barcombe PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Stepping Stones, Lewes Community Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barcombe Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Hamsey Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Barcombe Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barcombe Playgroup Good at its inspection on 11 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barcombe Playgroup take?
Barcombe Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Barcombe Playgroup?
You can call 07845 937254 and visit barcombeplaygroup.co.uk.
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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
- 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 EY422509 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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