Full-day nursery in Barns Green, West Sussex
Barns Green Playgroup
Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PT · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PT · More nurseries in RH13
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Recreation Ground, Parkers Corner and The Hordens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground7 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 West Sussex there are about 2.7 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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Barns Green Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PT, in Barns Green, West Sussex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barns Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Muntham House School ages 5–18Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.2 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 Barns Green Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barns Green Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 10 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barns Green Playgroup take?
Barns Green Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Barns Green Playgroup?
Christs Hospital is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 113371 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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